title: Chikungunya virus infection: report of the first case diagnosed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: Initially diagnosed in Africa and Asia, the Chikungunya virus has been detected in the last three years in the Caribbean, Italy, France, and the United States of America. Herein, we report the first case for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2010.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Higiene e Controle de Infecção Hospitalar, Hospital São Vicente de Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. isabella.albuquerque@hsvp.org.br
authors.forename: Isabella Gomes Cavalcanti de
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marandino
authors.forename: Aline Pimentel
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: Rita Maria Ribeiro
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Pedro Fernando da Costa
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Leopoldino Rodrigues
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: Beatriz Castro
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.forename: Ana Paula Pimentel
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mendonça
authors.forename: Guilherme Ribeiro
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Paula Angélica Martinez de
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bacco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D065632:Chikungunya Fever; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male