Assessing the origin of and potential for international spread of Chikungunya virus from the Caribbean

• Main Authors: Khan, Kamran, Bogoch, Isaac, Brownstein, John S., Miniota, Jennifer, Nicolucci, Adrian, Hu, Wei, Nsoesie, Elaine O., Cetron, Martin, Creatore, Maria Isabella, German, Matthew, Wilder-Smith, Annelies
• 其他作者: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2014
• 主題: DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101850; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/23928
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

Background: For the first time, an outbreak of chikungunya has been reported in the Americas. Locally acquired infections have been confirmed in fourteen Caribbean countries and dependent territories, Guyana and French Guiana, in which a large number of North American travelers vacation. Should some...