title: Chikungunya virus in US travelers returning from India, 2006.
abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is endemic in Africa and Asia. In 2005-2006, CHIKV epidemics were reported in islands in the Indian Ocean and in southern India. We present data on laboratory-confirmed CHIKV infections among travelers returning from India to the United States during 2006.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory, Arbovirus Disease Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA. rsl2@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Lanciotti
authors.forename: Olga L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Kosoy
authors.forename: Janeen J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Laven
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Panella
authors.forename: Jason O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.forename: Amy J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: Grant L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014766:Viremia