Epidemic

2013–14 chikungunya outbreak

Dec 2013 – 2014 · 14.00° S, 53.00° W

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When
Dec 2013 – 2014
Kind
Epidemic
Coordinates
14.00° S, 53.00° W
Description
disease outbreak in the Americas

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2013–2014 chikungunya outbreak

Disease outbreak in the Americas

The 2013–2014 chikungunya outbreak represented the first recorded outbreak of the disease outside of tropical Africa and Asia. In December 2013, the first locally transmitted case of chikungunya in the Americas was detected in Saint Martin. Shortly after the first case the disease began to spread rapidly throughout the Caribbean region.

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