Chikungunya infection : First autochthonous cases in Taiwan

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The first autochthonous case and the first outbreak of chikungunya in Taiwan occurred during July-October 2019, with a total of 21 cases confirmed. Genetic analysis revealed the strains belonged to East/Central/South African genotype and had 99.95%-100% identity with the strains from the imported cases from Myanmar in 2019. This event confirmed that the imported chikungunya cases has the potential to cause autochthonous transmission in Taiwan; intensified surveillance and vector control measures are essential to contain the outbreak.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:120

Enthalten in:

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 120(2021), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1526-1530

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Meng-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Angela Song-En [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Cheng-Fen [VerfasserIn]
Hsu, Tung-Chien [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tyz-Chen [VerfasserIn]
Su, Chien-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Mei-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Shih-Huan [VerfasserIn]
Shu, Pei-Yun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autochthonous
Chikungunya
Chikungunya virus
Journal Article
Outbreak
Taiwan

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Date Completed 28.06.2021

Date Revised 28.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jfma.2020.10.032

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317584928