First Imported Case of Chikungunya Virus Infection in a Travelling Canadian Returning from the Caribbean

First Imported Case of Chikungunya Virus Infection in a Travelling Canadian Returning from the Caribbean

This is the first Canadian case of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection reported in a traveller returning from the Caribbean. Following multiple mosquito bites in Martinique Island in January 2014, the patient presented with high fever, headaches, arthralgia on both hands and feet, and a rash on the...

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Main Authors: Christian Therrien, Guillaume Jourdan, Kimberly Holloway, Cécile Tremblay, Michael A. Drebot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2980297
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