Abstract

ACOSTA-REYES, Jorge; NAVARRO-LECHUGA, Edgar  and  MARTINEZ-GARCES, Juan Carlos. Chikungunya fever: history and epidemiology. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.3, pp.621-630. ISSN 0120-5552.  https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.31.3.7486.

On December 9, 2013, the Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemiological alert due to the detection of the first local (autochthonous) cases of Chikungunya fever in Las Americas, since it has become a public health problem. The first report of an outbreak of Chikungunya virus occurred in 1952-1953 in Tanzania. The experiences about epidemics in other countries, have focused attention on the clinical presentation does not always have a similar behavior. Until 2005, all reports mentioned the presentation of the disease as benign and clinical behavior quite similar, however, the emergence of epidemics after 2005 on Reunion Island and India, described the presence of severe disease, atypical and an increase in mortality associated with the disease. The Americas region must prepare for this new epidemic. So, is necessary to improve knowledge of the disease, and a first approach is through a description of the history and epidemiology of the disease Chikungunya virus worldwide.

Keywords : Chikungunya fever; epidemiology; history.

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