Chikungunya virus infection: report of the first case diagnosed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Author(s): Albuquerque,Isabella Gomes Cavalcanti de ; Marandino,Renato ; Mendonça,Aline Pimentel ; Nogueira,Rita Maria Ribeiro ; Vasconcelos,Pedro Fernando da Costa ; Guerra,Leopoldino Rodrigues ; Brandão,Beatriz Castro ; Mendonça,Ana Paula Pimentel ; Aguiar,Guilherme Ribeiro ; Bacco,Paula Angélica Martinez de
• Date: 2012
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Chikungunya; Virus; Infection
• Document Type: Report
• Language: English

Description

Initially diagnosed in Africa and Asia, the Chikungunya virus has been detected in the last three years in the Caribbean, Italy, France, and the United States of America. Herein, we report the first case for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2010.