A localized outbreak of Chikungunya virus in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

A localized outbreak of Chikungunya virus in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2019 Feb 28;114:e180597 Authors: Tauro LB, Cardoso CW, Souza RL, Nascimento LC, Santos DRD, Campos GS, Sardi S, Reis OBD, Reis MG, Kitron U, Ribeiro GS Abstract A localized Chikungunya virus (CHIKV; East/Central/South African genotype) outbreak (50 cases, 70% laboratory-confirmed; attack rate: 5.3 confirmed cases/100 people) occurred in a Salvador, Brazil neighborhood, between Apr-Jun/2017. Highly clustered cases in space and time, mostly along a single street, highlight an increased risk of CHIKV transmission among pockets of susceptible populations. This finding underscores the need for ongoing local level surveillance for arboviral outbreaks. PMID: 30843962 [PubMed - in process]
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