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[status report on public health in mauritius in 2009].mauritius is an island nation off the coast of africa in the southwestern indian ocean. improved socio-sanitation conditions over the past years have dramatically decreased the incidence of tropical diseases to levels comparable with those observed in developed countries. some tropical illnesses including malaria, schistosomiasis, cysticercosis and lymphatic filariasis have been eradicated. others such as amibiasis, typhoid fever and leprosy have become rare. however, because of the island's geo ...201020734589
geographic distribution and developmental sites of aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) during a chikungunya epidemic event.aedes albopictus is generally considered to have a low vectorial capacity because of its lack of host specificity. nevertheless, it has been the sole vector of the chikungunya virus in recent explosive epidemics on the islands of la réunion and mauritius. we report on investigations of the seasonal prevalence, container preferences, and geographic distribution of the species on la réunion. ae. albopictus showed strong ecological plasticity. in the warm wet season, small disposable containers wer ...200818171104
chikungunya-related fatality rates, mauritius, india, and reunion island. 200818680676
chikungunya fever, mauritius, 2006. 200818258136
[the first case of imported infection of chikungunya virus in the czech republic].the authors describe the first confirmed case of tropical fever caused by chikungunya virus imported into the czech republic. as the virus belonging to the alphavirus genus of the togaviridae family is transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus aedes it is classified as an arbovirus. a 43-year-old woman became ill following her arrival from the island of mauritius where she had stayed during an epidemic. the patient presenting with typical symptoms of the disease recovered completely. chikungunya vi ...200617230379
excess mortality as an epidemic intelligence tool in chikungunya mapping. 200818445418
[chikungunya: fever and joint pains after vacation in a tropical area].a 27-year-old man was admitted to our hospital, two days after returning from a vacation in mauritius, with fever, chills, headache and myalgia, as well as arthritis of the legs. he had a temperature of 38.6 c and painful swellings of both talocalcanean joints.200818288627
[chikungunya on reunion island: chronicle of an epidemic foretold].chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by a mosquito of the genus aedes. it is currently epidemic on reunion island, in the indian ocean. it is essentially characterized by an influenza syndrome but associated with polyarthralgia and an eruption. the disabling and chronic nature of the arthralgia is the most remarkable clinical aspect of chikungunya infection. severe and unusual forms have appeared, not previously described in the literature. these forms must be studied to determine whether ...200616614609
characterisation of a chikungunya virus from a german patient returning from mauritius and development of a serological test.we have isolated a chikungunya (chik) virus from a patient who returned to germany after a three-month visit to mauritius in spring 2006. upon return she developed a transient fever up to 40 degrees c. this was followed by myalgia and joint pain. igg antibodies in serum to chik virus were undetectable. virus (chik-wü1) was isolated on vero cells. we molecularly cloned the whole genome of chik-wü1 from viral rna by rt-pcr. the complete sequence was determined and functional domains of the genome ...200818351388
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