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Published on: March 13, 2018
Chikungunya virus infection in travellers to Australia
Douglas F Johnson1, Julian D Druce, Scott Chapman
1Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. dougjohnson9@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We report eight recent cases of Chikungunya virus infection in travellers to Australia. Patients presented with fevers, rigors, headaches, arthralgia, and rash. The current Indian Ocean epidemic and Italian outbreak have featured prominently on Internet infectious disease bulletins, and Chikungunya virus infection had been anticipated in travellers from the outbreak areas. Diagnosis was by a generic alphavirus reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction with confirmatory sequencing. Prompt diagnosis of Chikungunya virus infections is of public health significance as the mosquito vectors for transmission exist in Australia. There is potential for this infection to spread in the largely naïve Australian population.
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