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. 2007 May;13(5):764-7.
doi: 10.3201/eid1305.070015.

Chikungunya virus in US travelers returning from India, 2006

Robert S Lanciotti  1 , Olga L Kosoy, Janeen J Laven, Amanda J Panella, Jason O Velez, Amy J Lambert, Grant L Campbell
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Chikungunya virus in US travelers returning from India, 2006

Robert S Lanciotti et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 May.

Abstract

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is endemic in Africa and Asia. In 2005-2006, CHIKV epidemics were reported in islands in the Indian Ocean and in southern India. We present data on laboratory-confirmed CHIKV infections among travelers returning from India to the United States during 2006.

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