Chikungunya virus in US travelers returning from India, 2006.
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.
Lanciotti
Robert S
RS
Diagnostic and Reference Laboratory, Arbovirus Disease Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA. rsl2@cdc.gov
Kosoy
Olga L
OL
Laven
Janeen J
JJ
Panella
Amanda J
AJ
Velez
Jason O
JO
Lambert
Amy J
AJ
Campbell
Grant L
GL
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