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. 2012 Mar;18(3):529-30.
doi: 10.3201/eid1803.110838.

Travelers as sentinels for chikungunya fever, Brazil

Tânia do Socorro Souza Chaves, Alessandra Cristina Guedes Pellini, Melissa Mascheretti, Maria Teresa Jahnel, Ana Freitas Ribeiro, Sueli Guerreiro Rodrigues, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Marcos Boulos

Travelers as sentinels for chikungunya fever, Brazil

Tânia do Socorro Souza Chaves et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Mar.
No abstract available

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Clinical features exhibited by patient with chikungunya, Brazil 2010. A) Desquamation of palms after maculopapular rash, 33 days after symptom onset. B) Desquamation of soles after maculopapular rash, 33 days after symptom onset.
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