Chikungunya fever in Israeli travelers returning from northwestern India

J Travel Med. 2008 Sep-Oct;15(5):382-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00244.x.

Abstract

Chikungunya fever has been increasingly documented among Western travelers returning from areas with chikungunya virus transmission, which are also popular touristic sites. We describe the case of three Israeli travelers who developed fever, maculopapular rash, and long-standing arthralgias while visiting northern Indian states not known to be involved in the chikungunya fever epidemic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alphavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Alphavirus Infections / therapy*
  • Chikungunya virus / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Fever / virology
  • Humans
  • India
  • Israel
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Tropical Climate