Chikungunya Fever in Traveler from Angola to Japan, 2016

Abstract

Simultaneous circulation of multiple arboviruses presents diagnostic challenges. In May 2016, chikungunya fever was diagnosed in a traveler from Angola to Japan. Travel history, incubation period, and phylogenetic analysis indicated probable infection acquisition in Angola, where a yellow fever outbreak is ongoing. Thus, local transmission of chikungunya virus probably also occurs in Angola.

Keywords

• chikungunya fever
• yellow fever
• arboviruses
• Angola
• Africa
• viruses