基孔肯雅病毒：这会是下一个对美洲构成威胁的新出现疾病吗？

Chikungunya virus: is this the next emerging disease threat to the americas?

作者信息

Girimont Trina M

出版信息

Workplace Health Saf. 2014 Dec;62(12):489-90. doi: 10.3928/21650799-20141118-02.

DOI:10.3928/21650799-20141118-02

Abstract

Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne infection for which no cure or vaccine is available. It made its first appearance in the Americas in December 2013. Seven months later, two locally acquired cases of the disease emerged in the United States. The emergence of chikungunya fever cases in the Americas emphasizes the need for sustained vector control, clear public health information, and disease awareness and surveillance.

摘要

基孔肯雅热是一种由蚊子传播的感染病，目前尚无治愈方法或疫苗。它于2013年12月首次在美洲出现。七个月后，美国出现了两例本地感染的该疾病病例。美洲出现基孔肯雅热病例凸显了持续进行病媒控制、提供清晰的公共卫生信息以及提高疾病意识和监测的必要性。