First report of Chikungunya virus infection in Nepal

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2014 Jun 11;8(6):790-2. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3701.

Abstract

Chikungunya virus is an emerging arboviral disease that has been spreading rapidly across south Asia in recent years. Until recently, no chikungunya cases have been reported in Nepal. For the first time, we report three cases of chikungunya virus infection in Nepal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chikungunya Fever / diagnosis
  • Chikungunya Fever / epidemiology*
  • Chikungunya Fever / transmission
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / transmission
  • Developing Countries
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nepal / epidemiology
  • Young Adult