Imported Chikungunya Virus Strains, Taiwan, 2006–2014

We identified 78 imported chikungunya cases in Taiwan during 2006–2014. Sixty-six (84.6%) cases were initially suspected to be dengue, which indicates the necessity for laboratory diagnostics in differentiation between dengue and chikungunya. Results also emphasize the need for active surveillance o...

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Autores principales: Yang, Cheng-Fen, Su, Chien-Ling, Hsu, Tung-Chien, Chang, Shu-Fen, Lin, Chien-Chou, Huang, Jason C., Shu, Pei-Yun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27767908
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.160404
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author Yang, Cheng-Fen
Su, Chien-Ling
Hsu, Tung-Chien
Chang, Shu-Fen
Lin, Chien-Chou
Huang, Jason C.
Shu, Pei-Yun
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Su, Chien-Ling
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description We identified 78 imported chikungunya cases in Taiwan during 2006–2014. Sixty-six (84.6%) cases were initially suspected to be dengue, which indicates the necessity for laboratory diagnostics in differentiation between dengue and chikungunya. Results also emphasize the need for active surveillance of febrile illness at points of entry.
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spelling pubmed-50880362016-11-11 Imported Chikungunya Virus Strains, Taiwan, 2006–2014 Yang, Cheng-Fen Su, Chien-Ling Hsu, Tung-Chien Chang, Shu-Fen Lin, Chien-Chou Huang, Jason C. Shu, Pei-Yun Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We identified 78 imported chikungunya cases in Taiwan during 2006–2014. Sixty-six (84.6%) cases were initially suspected to be dengue, which indicates the necessity for laboratory diagnostics in differentiation between dengue and chikungunya. Results also emphasize the need for active surveillance of febrile illness at points of entry. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5088036/ /pubmed/27767908 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2211.160404 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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Yang, Cheng-Fen
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Imported Chikungunya Virus Strains, Taiwan, 2006–2014
title Imported Chikungunya Virus Strains, Taiwan, 2006–2014
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title_short Imported Chikungunya Virus Strains, Taiwan, 2006–2014
title_sort imported chikungunya virus strains, taiwan, 2006–2014
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088036/
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