Chikungunya outbreak in Al-Hudaydah, Yemen, 2011: Epidemiological characterization and key lessons learned for early detection and control

• Main Authors: Mamunur Rahman Malik (Author), Abraham Mnzava (Author), Emad Mohareb (Author), Alia Zayed (Author), Abdulhakeem Al Kohlani (Author), Ahmed A.K. Thabet (Author), Hassan El Bushra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Little is known about the occurrence of chikungunya fever in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). In January 2011, the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPH&P) of Yemen reported to WHO an increasing number of "dengue-like" acute febrile illn...