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Chikungunya from the Caribbean: the importance of appropriate laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Apr 2015
Magurano Fabio, Zammarchi Lorenzo, Baggieri Melissa, Fortuna Claudia, Farese Alberto, Benedetti Eleonora, Fiorentini Cristiano, Rezza Giovanni, Nicoletti Loredana, Bartoloni Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) appeared for the first time in the Western Hemisphere--the French West Indies--in December of 2013. From there, the virus has spread to other Caribbean islands. Following the diagnosis of first autochthonous CHIKV cases in the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, a large outbreak is ongoing in the Americas. As of September 12, 2014, a total of 706,093 suspected and 9803 confirmed CHIKV...
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