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. 2020 Jan;25(1):1900721.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.1.1900721.

Travel-associated chikungunya acquired in Myanmar in 2019

Marta Díaz-Menéndez  1   2 , Elena Trigo Esteban  1   2 , Mugen Ujiie  3 , Guido Calleri  4 , Camilla Rothe  5 , Denis Malvy  6 , Emanuele Nicastri  7 , Alfred L Bissinger  8 , Marc Grandadam  9 , Jonathan D Alpern  10 , Federico Gobbi  11 , Patricia Schlagenhauf  12 , Alexandre Duvignaud  6 , Emilie Javelle  13 , Takato Nakamoto  14 , Spinello Antinori  15 , Davidson H Hamer  16
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Travel-associated chikungunya acquired in Myanmar in 2019

Marta Díaz-Menéndez et al. Euro Surveill. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Eighteen cases of chikungunya virus infection in travellers returning from Myanmar were reported to the GeoSentinel Surveillance Network, its subnetwork EuroTravNet and TropNet in 2019, reflecting an ongoing local outbreak. This report reinforces the importance of travellers as sentinels of emerging arboviral outbreaks and highlights the importance of vigilance for imported cases, due to the potential for dissemination of the virus into areas with competent local vectors and conducive environmental conditions.

Keywords: Chikungunya virus; Outbreak; surveillance; travel medicine.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Possible places of exposure: destinations visited by travellers before chikungunya virus infection, Myanmar, 2019 (n = 18)
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