The first known autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus (… Chikungunya virus is a
mosquito-borne arbovirus widely … spread through the Caribbean now poses a threat to the …

… albopictus (Asian tiger mosquito) is also an efficient vector of chikungunya … chikungunya
outbreak on La Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean (5) and was involved in the first chikungunya …

… The recent occurrence of cases with autochthonous transmission of Chikungunya in the
Caribbean region significantly increases the risk of introduction in the Americas, especially in …

… From December 2013 to June 2014, 5.294 confirmed cases and more than 180.000
suspected cases of chikungunya were reported in the Caribbean. Clinical Findings. The disease …

… While the specific origin of the Caribbean chikungunya epidemic is not precisely known, we
… departing chikungunya endemic areas of the world with final destinations in the Caribbean …

… A network of laboratories in the Caribbean, including those … the presence of the chikungunya
virus in suspected patients. … Caribbean region in both countries affected by chikungunya …

… CHIKV strains circulating in the Caribbean to those obtained from … the strain circulating in
the Caribbean is most closely related … for introductions from the Caribbean islands, which will …

… the recent epidemiology of chikungunya and its clinical course and … chikungunya outbreak
in late 2013 in the Caribbean was reported to be responsible for the number of chikungunya …

… of chikungunya throughout the Caribbean that has affected more than 580 000 people since
December 2013. Although cases of chikungunya … from the Caribbean or from chikungunya-…

… Chikungunya infections occurred in many countries as a result of people travelling from …
new direction and reached the shores of Caribbean islands. CHIKV continues to spread through …