Chikungunya infection confirmed in a Belgian traveller returning from Phuket (Thailand)

E Bottieau; M Van Esbroeck; L Cnops; J Clerinx; A Van Gompel

doi:10.2807/ese.14.25.19248-en

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Chikungunya infection confirmed in a Belgian traveller returning from Phuket (Thailand)
E Bottieau¹ , M Van Esbroeck¹ , L Cnops¹ , J Clerinx¹ , A Van Gompel¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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Citation style for this article: Bottieau E, Van Esbroeck M, Cnops L, Clerinx J, Van Gompel A. Chikungunya infection confirmed in a Belgian traveller returning from Phuket (Thailand). Euro Surveill. 2009;14(25):pii=19248. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.25.19248-en Received: 16 Jun 2009

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Abstract

Chikungunya infection has been increasingly reported in international travellers following its epidemic re-emergence in the Indian Ocean islands in 2006 and its spread to southern Asia thereafter. We describe the first case of chikungunya in a Belgian traveller returning from Phuket, Thailand and discuss the potential implications of chikungunya cases imported to European countries for patient management and public health.