Johansson Michael A
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Trends Parasitol. 2015 Feb;31(2):43-5. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.12.008.
In December 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) transmission was reported for the first time in the Americas. Since then it has spread quickly, with more than 1 million suspected and confirmed cases being reported in one year, where previously there were only sporadic travel-related cases. Transmission patterns suggest that the epidemic in the southern hemisphere is only beginning and that chikungunya will not go away anytime soon.
2013年12月，美洲首次报告了基孔肯雅病毒（CHIKV）传播情况。自那时起，该病毒迅速传播，一年内报告了超过100万例疑似和确诊病例，而此前仅有零星的与旅行相关的病例。传播模式表明，南半球的疫情才刚刚开始，基孔肯雅热不会很快消失。
