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Preparedness for Threat of Chikungunya in the Pacific

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused significant outbreaks of illness during 2005–2007 in the Indian Ocean region. Chikungunya outbreaks have also occurred in the Pacific region, including in Papua New Guinea in 2012; New Caledonia in April 2013; and Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, in August...

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Main Authors: Roth, Adam, Hoy, Damian, Horwood, Paul F., Ropa, Berry, Hancock, Thane, Guillaumot, Laurent, Rickart, Keith, Frison, Pascal, Pavlin, Boris, Souares, Yvan
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4111160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25062306
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.130696
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author Roth, Adam
Hoy, Damian
Horwood, Paul F.
Ropa, Berry
Hancock, Thane
Guillaumot, Laurent
Rickart, Keith
Frison, Pascal
Pavlin, Boris
Souares, Yvan
author_facet Roth, Adam
Hoy, Damian
Horwood, Paul F.
Ropa, Berry
Hancock, Thane
Guillaumot, Laurent
Rickart, Keith
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description Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused significant outbreaks of illness during 2005–2007 in the Indian Ocean region. Chikungunya outbreaks have also occurred in the Pacific region, including in Papua New Guinea in 2012; New Caledonia in April 2013; and Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, in August 2013. CHIKV is a threat in the Pacific, and the risk for further spread is high, given several similarities between the Pacific and Indian Ocean chikungunya outbreaks. Island health care systems have difficulties coping with high caseloads, which highlights the need for early multidisciplinary preparedness. The Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network has developed several strategies focusing on surveillance, case management, vector control, laboratory confirmation, and communication. The management of this CHIKV threat will likely have broad implications for global public health.
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spelling pubmed-41111602014-08-05 Preparedness for Threat of Chikungunya in the Pacific Roth, Adam Hoy, Damian Horwood, Paul F. Ropa, Berry Hancock, Thane Guillaumot, Laurent Rickart, Keith Frison, Pascal Pavlin, Boris Souares, Yvan Emerg Infect Dis Online Report Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused significant outbreaks of illness during 2005–2007 in the Indian Ocean region. Chikungunya outbreaks have also occurred in the Pacific region, including in Papua New Guinea in 2012; New Caledonia in April 2013; and Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, in August 2013. CHIKV is a threat in the Pacific, and the risk for further spread is high, given several similarities between the Pacific and Indian Ocean chikungunya outbreaks. Island health care systems have difficulties coping with high caseloads, which highlights the need for early multidisciplinary preparedness. The Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network has developed several strategies focusing on surveillance, case management, vector control, laboratory confirmation, and communication. The management of this CHIKV threat will likely have broad implications for global public health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4111160/ /pubmed/25062306 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.130696 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.130696
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