First Imported Case of Chikungunya Virus Infection in a Travelling Canadian Returning from the Caribbean
This is the first Canadian case of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection reported in a traveller returning from the Caribbean.Following multiple mosquito bites in Martinique Island in January 2014, the patient presented with high fever, headaches, arthralgia on both hands and feet, and a 7-OH rash on the trunk upon his return to copyright.Initial ser