Chikungunya in Singapore: Imported Cases Among Travelers Visiting Friends and Relatives

Chikungunya infections were detected in Singapore among returning travelers who had visited friends and relatives (VFR) in India and Malaysia. These sporadic imported cases occurred over a year before the 2008 chikungunya outbreaks in Singapore, demonstrating the potential for introducing this emerg...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of travel medicine 2009-07, Vol.16 (4), p.289-291
Hauptverfasser:	POH LIAN LIM, OH, Helen May-Lin, ENG EONG OOI
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Alphavirus Infections - blood Alphavirus Infections - diagnosis Alphavirus Infections - transmission Arboviroses Biological and medical sciences Chikungunya virus - isolation & purification Family Female Friends General aspects Human viral diseases Humans India Infectious diseases Malaysia Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Singapore Travel Tropical viral diseases Viral diseases Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Chikungunya infections were detected in Singapore among returning travelers who had visited friends and relatives (VFR) in India and Malaysia. These sporadic imported cases occurred over a year before the 2008 chikungunya outbreaks in Singapore, demonstrating the potential for introducing this emerging viral infection into new areas via VFR travel.
ISSN:	1195-1982 1708-8305
DOI:	10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00313.x