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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Isabella Gomes Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Renato Marandino, Aline Pimentel Mendonça, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira, Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, Leopoldino Rodrigues Guerra, Beatriz Castro Brandão, Ana Paula Pimentel Mendonça, Guilherme Ribeiro Aguiar, Paula Angélica Martinez de Bacco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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