Chikungunya fever Author

Multiple outbreaks beyond West Africa have been described. Since 2004, chikungunya has spread broadly, causing massive outbreaks with explosive onset in the Indian Ocean region, India, and other parts of Asia [1-3]. Chikungunya had traditionally been perceived as a tropical disease until an outbreak in Italy in 2007. In addition, thousands of cases have been identified in travelers returning from outbreak areas [4]. The distribution of mosquito vectors capable of transmitting chikungunya virus is wide; since late 2013, chikungunya virus infections have spread widely in the Americas [5].