title: Chikungunya virus spreads to the United States via Caribbean travel.
abstract: Concerns expressed that the disease may become endemic to the mainland.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002646:Chikungunya virus; D006801:Humans; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology