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Published on: March 13, 2018
Travel-associated chikungunya acquired in Myanmar in 2019
Marta Díaz-Menéndez1,2, Elena Trigo Esteban1,2, Mugen Ujiie3
1National Referral Unit for Imported Tropical Diseases. Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract:
Eighteen cases of chikungunya virus infection in travellers returning from Myanmar were reported to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, its subnetwork EuroTravNet and TropNet in 2019, reflecting an ongoing local outbreak. This report reinforces the importance of travellers as sentinels of emerging arboviral outbreaks and highlights the importance of vigilance for imported cases, due to the potential for dissemination of the virus into areas with competent local vectors and conducive environmental conditions.
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