Pistone Thierry, Ezzedine Khaled, Boisvert Marie, Receveur Marie-Catherine, Schuffenecker Isabelle, Zeller Hervé, Lafon Marie-Edith, Fleury Hervé, Malvy Denis
Department of Internal Medicine, CHU St-André and Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, F-33075 Bordeaux, France.
J Travel Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;16(4):286-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00294.x.
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection has been reported in West Africa since 1966, with the last outbreaks from Senegal in 1996 and 1997. We report a cluster of CHIKV infection among travelers returning from Senegal in 2006. Eight imported cases of dengue-like syndrome with fever, joint pain, and skin manifestations were investigated.
自1966年以来,西非已报告有基孔肯雅病毒(CHIKV)感染,上一次疫情爆发是在1996年和1997年的塞内加尔。我们报告了2006年从塞内加尔回国的旅行者中出现的一组基孔肯雅病毒感染病例。对8例出现发热、关节疼痛和皮肤表现的类似登革热综合征的输入性病例进行了调查。