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SUBMITTER: Gossner CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7258487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gossner Céline M CM Fournet Nelly N Dias Joana Gomes JG Martínez Beatriz Fernández BF Del Manso Martina M Young Johanna J JJ Zeller Hervé H Coulombier Denis D
Emerging infectious diseases 20200601 6
Autochthonous outbreaks of chikungunya have occurred in the European Union (EU) after virus introduction by infected travelers. We reviewed the surveillance data of travel-related cases reported in the EU during 2012-2018 to document factors associated with increased infection rates among travelers and to assess how surveillance data could support preparedness against secondary transmission and timely control of outbreaks. Thirteen EU countries reported 2,616 travel-related chikungunya cases. We ...[more]