title: Cluster of chikungunya virus infection in travelers returning from Senegal, 2006.
abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection has been reported in West Africa since 1966, with the last outbreaks from Senegal in 1996 and 1997. We report a cluster of CHIKV infection among travelers returning from Senegal in 2006. Eight imported cases of dengue-like syndrome with fever, joint pain, and skin manifestations were investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, CHU St-André and Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, F-33075 Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pistone
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ezzedine
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boisvert
authors.forename: Marie-Catherine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Receveur
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schuffenecker
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeller
authors.forename: Marie-Edith
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lafon
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Malvy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M