Chikungunya virus infection: First detection of imported and autochthonous cases in Panama

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 482-485

  Díaz, Yamilka ^a   Carrera, Jean Paul ^a,b   Cerezo, Lizbeth ^c   Arauz, Dimelza ^a   Guerra, Ilka ^a   Cisneros, Julio ^a   Armién, Blas ^a   Botello, Ana Margarita ^c   Araúz, Ana Belén ^d   Gonzalez, Vladimir ^e   López, Yamileth ^f   Moreno, Lourdes ^c   López Vergès, Sandra ^a   Moreno, Brechla A ^a  

^a GORGAS MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (Panama)

^b Naval Engineering Department   (Panama)

^c Ministry of Health   (Panama)

^d República de Panamá   (Panama)

^e Policentro de Parque Lefevre   (Panama)

^f Centro de Salud de Rio Abajo   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIKUNGUNYA; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; RASH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; CLASSIFICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY;

CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS;

ADULT; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANAMA; PHYLOGENY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924250164     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: 14761645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0404     Document Type: Article

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