title: Travelers With Chikungunya Virus Infection Returning to Northwest Italy From the Caribbean and Central America During June-November 2014.
abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has recently emerged in the Caribbean. In Italy, CHIKV vector is documented in the Po river valley; therefore, a risk for autochthonous outbreaks is present. We report a case series of seven imported CHIKV infections in travelers returning from the Caribbean and Latin America occurring between June and November 2014, in the area of Turin, Northwest Italy, 3 years after the last imported cases were reported. These cases are a reminder of the need to always consider CHIKV infection in travelers from these epidemic areas as well as the importance of a prompt diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burdino
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Milia
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Proietti
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sergi
authors.affiliation: Unit A of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Torta
authors.affiliation: Unit A of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calleri
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caramello
authors.affiliation: Servizio Regionale di Riferimento per l'Epidemiologia, SSEpi-SeREMI - Cochrane Vaccines Field, Azienda Sanitaria Locale ASL AL, Alessandria, Italy.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tiberti
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Laboratory, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ghisetti
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D017691:Caribbean Region; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D007558:Italy; D007843:Latin America; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D014195:Travel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014329:Tropical Climate