Sporadic cases of chikungunya, Réunion Island, August 2009

E D’Ortenzio; M Grandadam; E Balleydier; J S Dehecq; M C Jaffar-Bandjee; A Michault; S F Andriamandimby; J M Reynes; L Filleul

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Sporadic cases of chikungunya, Réunion Island, August 2009
E D’Ortenzio¹ , M Grandadam² , E Balleydier¹ , J S Dehecq³ , M C Jaffar-Bandjee⁴ , A Michault⁵ , S F Andriamandimby⁶ , J M Reynes⁶ , L Filleul¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Regional office of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Réunion, France ² National Reference Centre for Arboviruses, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Arboviruses, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France ³ Vector control team, Regional office for sanitary and social services (DRASS), Réunion, France ⁴ Microbiology Laboratory, Regional Hospital Centre of Saint-Denis, Réunion, France ⁵ Laboratory for Bacteriology, Parasitology, Virology and Hospital Hygiene, Regional Hospital Centre of Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France ⁶ Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur, Antananarivo, Madagscar

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Citation style for this article: D’Ortenzio E, Grandadam M, Balleydier E, Dehecq J S, Jaffar-Bandjee M C, Michault A, Andriamandimby S F, Reynes J M, Filleul L. Sporadic cases of chikungunya, Réunion Island, August 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009;14(35):pii=19324. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.14.35.19324-en Received: 29 Aug 2009

Abstract

On 28 August 2009, French authorities reported five cases of chikungunya fever on Réunion Island: three confirmed, one probable, and one suspected case under investigation. All three confirmed patients presented with an acute febrile syndrome, arthralgia, myalgia and cutaneaous rash. All live in the same area on the western side of the island.