Chikungunya from the Caribbean: the importance of appropriate laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
; 15(4): 258-60, 2015 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-25897812
ABSTRACT
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) appeared for the first time in the Western Hemisphere--the French West Indies--in December of 2013. From there, the virus has spread to other Caribbean islands. Following the diagnosis of first autochthonous CHIKV cases in the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, a large outbreak is ongoing in the Americas. As of September 12, 2014, a total of 706,093 suspected and 9803 confirmed CHIKV cases have been reported in the Americas. This case study highlights the possibility of false-negative immunochromatographic CHIKV immunoglobulin M (IgM) tests and the need of confirmatory tests for suspected cases. Moreover, a greater spread of virus together with the presence of a mosquito vector (Aedes albopictus) enhances the risk of autochthonous transmission in Europe.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vírus Chikungunya
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Aedes
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Febre de Chikungunya
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Insetos Vetores
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália