Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(9):1535-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1909.130130.
In June 2012, health authorities in Papua New Guinea detected an increase in febrile illnesses in Vanimo. Chikungunya virus of the Eastern/Central/Southern African genotype harboring the E1:A226V mutation was identified. This ongoing outbreak has spread to ≥8 other provinces and has had a harmful effect on public health.
2012 年 6 月,巴布亚新几内亚的卫生当局在瓦尼莫发现发热病例增多。鉴定出具有 E1:A226V 突变的东/中非/南非基因型的基孔肯雅病毒。此次正在进行的疫情已蔓延至≥8 个其他省份,并对公共卫生造成了有害影响。