title: Chikungunya fever from Malaysia.
abstract: An adult Malaysian woman returned to Japan from Kuala Lumpur and had onset of dengue fever-like symptoms including high fever, malaise and arthritis in early January 2009. Serum obtained on the following day was tested at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo, where it was determined to be positive for chikungunya virus (CHIKV) RNA. IgM antibody against CHIKV was negative on January 6 and sero-converted to be positive on January 14, confirming a recent CHIKV infection. Except for arthralgia, all her symptoms resolved uneventfully within 10 days.
authors.affiliation: International Division of Internal Medicine, Kobe Kaisei Hospital. kokusai@kobe-kaisei.org
authors.forename: Kouta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matumoto
authors.forename: Chang-Kweng
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Meng Ling
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Moi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotaki
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takasaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral