Mosquito borne illness in a Floridian hiker

Chikungunya is an arboviral infection that manifests as an acute viral illness associated with an inflammatory arthritis. It was first described during an outbreak in Tanzania in 1952 and, until 2013, outbreaks had been limited in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In late 2013, the first local transmission of Chikungunya was identified in Caribbean countries with subsequent spread throughout Central and South America. In 2019, the CDC reported 171 travel-associated cases of Chikungunya in the United States.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - December 7, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Aleem Azal Ali, Belinda Bajric, Carmen L. Isache, Ravindra P. Maharaj Source Type: research