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We report nine travellers with confirmed chikungunya virus infection, returning from tourist areas of Thailand to Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Romania, Israel and France, diagnosed in January and February 2019. These sentinel tourists support the intensification of chikungunya virus circulation in Thailand and highlight the potential for importation to areas at risk of local transmission.

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Increased risk of chikungunya infection in travellers to Thailand during ongoing outbreak in tourist areas: cases imported to Europe and the Middle East, early 2019
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Emilie+Javelle&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Javelle Emilie</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Simin-Aysel+Florescu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Florescu Simin-Aysel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Hilmir+Asgeirsson&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Asgeirsson Hilmir</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Shilan+Jmor&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Jmor Shilan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gilles+Eperon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Eperon Gilles</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eyal+Leshem&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Leshem Eyal</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Johannes+Blum&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Blum Johannes</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Israel+Molina&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Molina Israel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Vanessa+Field&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Field Vanessa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Nancy+Pietroski&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pietroski Nancy</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Carole+Eldin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Eldin Carole</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Victoria+Johnston&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Johnston Victoria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ioana+Ani+Cotar&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Cotar Ioana Ani</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Corneliu+Popescu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Popescu Corneliu</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Davidson+H+Hamer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hamer Davidson H</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Philippe+Gautret&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gautret Philippe</a></span>. Increased risk of chikungunya infection in travellers to Thailand during ongoing outbreak in tourist areas: cases imported to Europe and the Middle East, early 2019. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(10):pii=1900146. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.10.1900146" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.10.1900146</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 22 Feb 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 06 Mar 2019 </span> </p>
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