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Preliminary report of an autochthonous chikungunya outbreak in France, July to September 2017.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 1 Sept 2017
Calba Clémentine, Guerbois-Galla Mathilde, Franke Florian, Jeannin Charles, Auzet-Caillaud Michelle, Grard Gilda, Pigaglio Lucette, Decoppet Anne, Weicherding Joel, Savaill Marie-Christine, Munoz-Riviero Manuel, Chaud Pascal, Cadiou Bernard, Ramalli Lauriane, Fournier Pierre, Noël Harold, De Lamballerie Xavier, Paty Marie-Claire, Leparc-Goffart Isabelle
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In August 2017, an autochthonous chikungunya case was reported in south-east France. By mid-September, eight additional autochthonous cases were found in the index case's neighbourhood, where the chikungunya virus vector Aedes albopictus was observed. Genomic characterisation identified an East-Central South African (ECSA) lineage strain, probably from the Central African region and carrying an adaptive mutation...
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