• J Formos Med Assoc · Jul 2021

    Chikungunya infection: First autochthonous cases in Taiwan.

    • Meng-Yu Chen, Angela Song-En Huang, Cheng-Fen Yang, Tung-Chien Hsu, Tyz-Chen Wang, Chien-Ling Su, Mei-Chun Chang, Shih-Huan Peng, and Pei-Yun Shu.
    • Centers for Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: mengyuchen@cdc.gov.tw.
    • J Formos Med Assoc. 2021 Jul 1; 120 (7): 1526-1530.

    AbstractThe first autochthonous case and the first outbreak of chikungunya in Taiwan occurred during July-October 2019, with a total of 21 cases confirmed. Genetic analysis revealed the strains belonged to East/Central/South African genotype and had 99.95%-100% identity with the strains from the imported cases from Myanmar in 2019. This event confirmed that the imported chikungunya cases has the potential to cause autochthonous transmission in Taiwan; intensified surveillance and vector control measures are essential to contain the outbreak.Copyright © 2020 Formosan Medical Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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