[HTML][HTML] Emergence of chikungunya fever on the French side of Saint Martin island, October to December 2013
S Cassadou, S Boucau, M Petit-Sinturel… - …, 2014 - eurosurveillance.org
S Cassadou, S Boucau, M Petit-Sinturel, P Huc, I Leparc-Goffart, M Ledrans
Eurosurveillance, 2014•eurosurveillance.orgOn 18 November 2013, five residents of Saint Martin presented with severe joint pain after
an acute episode of dengue-like fever. Epidemiological, laboratory and entomological
investigations provided evidence of the first autochthonous transmission of chikungunya
virus in the Americas. The event indicates a risk of epidemics in America and Europe
through substantial passenger traffic to and from continental France. We describe detection
and confirmation of the first six cases and results of the first weeks of surveillance.
an acute episode of dengue-like fever. Epidemiological, laboratory and entomological
investigations provided evidence of the first autochthonous transmission of chikungunya
virus in the Americas. The event indicates a risk of epidemics in America and Europe
through substantial passenger traffic to and from continental France. We describe detection
and confirmation of the first six cases and results of the first weeks of surveillance.
On 18 November 2013, five residents of Saint Martin presented with severe joint pain after an acute episode of dengue-like fever. Epidemiological, laboratory and entomological investigations provided evidence of the first autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus in the Americas. The event indicates a risk of epidemics in America and Europe through substantial passenger traffic to and from continental France. We describe detection and confirmation of the first six cases and results of the first weeks of surveillance.
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