Chikungunya Virus in US Travelers Returning from India, 2006

Abstract

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquitoborne alphavirus; is endemic in Africa and Asia. In 2005–2006, CHIKV epidemics were reported in islands in the Indian Ocean and in southern India. We present data on laboratory-confirmed CHIKV infections among travelers returning from India to the United States during 2006.

Keywords

• Chikungunya
• alphavirus
• laboratory diagnosis
• RT-PCR
• dispatch
• India