Unusual pattern of chikungunya virus epidemic in the Americas, the Panamanian experience.

• Main Authors: Jean-Paul Carrera (Author), Yamilka Díaz (Author), Bernardino Denis (Author), Itza Barahona de Mosca (Author), Dennys Rodriguez (Author), Israel Cedeño (Author), Dimelza Arauz (Author), Publio González (Author), Lizbeth Cerezo (Author), Lourdes Moreno (Author), Lourdes García (Author), Lisseth E Sáenz (Author), María Aneth Atencio (Author), Eddy Rojas-Fermin (Author), Fernando Vizcaino (Author), Nicolas Perez (Author), Brechla Moreno (Author), Sandra López-Vergès (Author), Anayansi Valderrama (Author), Blas Armién (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) typically causes explosive epidemics of fever, rash and polyarthralgia after its introduction into naïve populations. Since its introduction in Panama in May of 2014, few autochthonous cases have been reported; most of them were found within limited outbreaks in...