Unusual presentation of chikungunya virus infection with concomintant erysipelas in a returning traveler from the Caribbean: a case report

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Marcos C SchechterJessica K Fairley

Abstract

Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne febrile illness caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an alphavirus from the Togaviridae family. It is transmitted by primarily Aedes aegytpi and Aedes albopictus mosquitos [1]. Once of little importance in the Americas, local transmission was identified in the Caribbean in late 2013. More than 1000 travelers returning to the continental United States have been diagnosed with CHIKV. More importantly, there have been 9 documented cases of autochthonous disease in Florida as of September 16, 2014 [2].

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Jun 15, 2016·Annals of the American Thoracic Society·Mehdi MirsaeidiDean E Schraufnagel
Feb 10, 2017·BMC Research Notes·Mussa Manuel AlyEduardo Samo Gudo

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enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

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