Abstract
ABSTRACTA case of chikungunya virus infection was imported from India into Australia in late 2016. Infection was diagnosed by real-time reverse transcription-PCR and confirmed by culture isolation and genome sequencing. Phylogenetic analysis of the genome sequence indicated that the virus grouped with the east/central/south African genotype.
Highlights
A case of chikungunya virus infection was imported from India into Australia in late 2016
A male patient with a suspected febrile illness consistent with an arthropod-borne virus infection and history of recent travel to India returned to Tasmania, Australia
Real-time reverse transcription-PCR molecular analysis of an acute blood sample from the patient demonstrated the presence of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) RNA, and the virus was subsequently isolated
Summary
A case of chikungunya virus infection was imported from India into Australia in late 2016. A male patient with a suspected febrile illness consistent with an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) infection and history of recent travel to India returned to Tasmania, Australia. Real-time reverse transcription-PCR molecular analysis of an acute blood sample from the patient demonstrated the presence of CHIKV RNA, and the virus was subsequently isolated.
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