Emergence of Indian lineage of ECSA chikungunya virus in Djibouti 2019
Chikungunya (CHIK) is a high-impact arboviral disease, which is emerging worldwide since the early XXIst century. CHIK virus (CHIKV) is an arthrotropic alphavirus transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. Two to twelve days after an infective bite, the CHIKV infection commonly consists of an acute stage with brutal onset of febrile diffuse arthralgia, rash and occasional complications in patients with underlying conditions; in adults, the outcome is frequently followed by long-lasting polyarthralgia and stiffness, mood changes and fatigue for months to years. (Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - April 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Toscane Fouri é, Aissata Dia, Quentin Savreux, Vincent Pommier de Santi, Xavier de Lamballerie, Isabelle Leparc-Goffart, Fabrice Simon Source Type: research
Emergence of Indian lineage of ECSA chikungunya virus in Djibouti, 2019
Chikungunya (CHIK) is a high-impact arboviral disease, which has emerged worldwide since the early 21st century. CHIK virus (CHIKV) is an arthrotropic alphavirus transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. Two to 12 days after an infective bite, the CHIKV infection commonly consists of an acute stage with brutal onset of febrile diffuse arthralgia, rash and occasional complications in patients with underlying conditions. In adults, the outcome is frequently followed by long-lasting polyarthralgia and stiffness, mood changes and fatigue for months to years. (Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - April 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Toscane Fouri é, Aissata Dia, Quentin Savreux, Vincent Pommier de Santi, Xavier de Lamballerie, Isabelle Leparc-Goffart, Fabrice Simon Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
"Cuba's Medical Team in the European Epicenter of COVID-19: Carlos R. P érez-Díaz MD MS PhD Director, Joaquín Albarrán Provincial Clinical-Surgical Hospital, Havana Henry Reeve Medical Contingent Leader, Lombardy, Italy"
MEDICC Rev. 2021 Jan;23(1):18-20. doi: 10.37757/MR2021.V23.N1.2. Epub 2021 Jan 30.ABSTRACTOn March 23, 2020, Cuba's Henry Reeve Emergency Medical Contingent began treating COVID-19 patients at Maggiore Hospital in Crema, Lombardy. Within days, the 52-member contingent comprised of 36 doctors and 15 nurses (plus 1 logistics specialist), together with Italian colleagues, were receiving patients in an adjacent fi eld hospital established and equipped for this purpose. At the time, Lombardy was the epicenter of COVID-19 transmission in Europe. Many of the Cubans in Lombardy were Contingent veterans, having served in postdisast...
Source: MEDICC Review - March 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gisele Coutin Conner Gorry Source Type: research
