Increased risk of chikungunya infection in travellers to Thailand during ongoing outbreak in tourist areas: cases imported to Europe and the Middle East, early 2019

Javelle, Emilie; Florescu, Simin-Aysel; Asgeirsson, Hilmir; Jmor, Shilan; Eperon, Gilles Alain; Leshem, Eyal; Blum, Johannes; Molina, Israel; Field, Vanessa; Pietroski, Nancy; Eldin, Carole; Johnston, Victoria; Cotar, Ioana Ani; Popescu, Corneliu; Hamer, Davidson H; Gautret, Philippe

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.10.1900146

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Increased risk of chikungunya infection in travellers to Thailand during ongoing outbreak in tourist areas: cases imported to Europe and the Middle East, early 2019

ContributorsJavelle, Emilie; Florescu, Simin-Aysel; Asgeirsson, Hilmir; Jmor, Shilan; Eperon, Gilles Alain; Leshem, Eyal; Blum, Johannes; Molina, Israel; Field, Vanessa; Pietroski, Nancy; Eldin, Carole; Johnston, Victoria; Cotar, Ioana Ani; Popescu, Corneliu; Hamer, Davidson H; Gautret, Philippe

Published inEuro Surveillance, vol. 24, no. 10

Publication date2019

Abstract

We report nine travellers with confirmed chikungunya virus infection, returning from tourist areas of Thailand to Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Romania, Israel and France, diagnosed in January and February 2019. These sentinel tourists support the intensification of chikungunya virus circulation in Thailand and highlight the potential for importation to areas at risk of local transmission.

Keywords

Thailand
Chikungunya
Importation
Outbreak
Travellers

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

Citation (ISO format)

JAVELLE, Emilie et al. Increased risk of chikungunya infection in travellers to Thailand during ongoing outbreak in tourist areas: cases imported to Europe and the Middle East, early 2019. In: Euro Surveillance, 2019, vol. 24, n° 10. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.10.1900146