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Increased risk of chikungunya infection in travellers to Thailand during ongoing outbreak in tourist areas: cases imported to Europe and the Middle East, early 2019

Increased risk of chikungunya infection in travellers to Thailand during ongoing outbreak in tourist areas: cases imported to Europe and the Middle East, early 2019

Lead Author: Emilie Javelle Published: Mar 01, 2019

Journal

Eurosurveillance

DOI

https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2019.24.10.1900146

PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30862335/

Abstract

We report nine travellers with confirmed chikungunya virus infection, returning from tourist areas of Thailand to Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Romania, Israel and France, diagnosed in January and February 2019. These sentinel tourists support the intensification of chikungunya virus circulation in Thailand and highlight the potential for importation to areas at risk of local transmission.