Outbreak of chikungunya in the French Territories, 2006: lessons learned

M Ledrans; I Quatresous; P Renault; V Pierre

doi:10.2807/esw.12.36.03262-en

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Outbreak of chikungunya in the French Territories, 2006: lessons learned
M Ledrans , I Quatresous , P Renault , V Pierre
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Citation style for this article: Ledrans M, Quatresous I, Renault P, Pierre V. Outbreak of chikungunya in the French Territories, 2006: lessons learned. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(36):pii=3262. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.36.03262-en

Abstract

On 17 March 2005, the Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS) launched an alert about the risk of chikungunya fever to the French territories in the Indian Ocean, based on information about an outbreak on the Comoros from the World Health Organization (WHO).