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Cases Reports • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 45 (1) • Feb 2012 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000100026   copy

Chikungunya virus infection: report of the first case diagnosed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Infecção pelo virus Chikungunya: relato do primeiro caso diagnosticado no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

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Initially diagnosed in Africa and Asia, the Chikungunya virus has been detected in the last three years in the Caribbean, Italy, France, and the United States of America. Herein, we report the first case for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2010.

Chikungunya; Virus; Infection

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