TY - JOUR AU - Ratsitorahina, Mahery AU - Harisoa, Julie AU - Ratovonjato, Jocelyn AU - Biacabe, Sophie AU - Reynes, Jean-Marc AU - Zeller, Hervé AU - Raoelina, Yolande AU - Talarmin, Antoine AU - Richard, Vincent AU - Soares, Jean Louis T1 - Outbreak of Dengue and Chikungunya Fevers, Toamasina, Madagascar, 2006 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2008 VL - 14 IS - 7 SP - 1135 SN - 1080-6059 AB - An outbreak of dengue-like syndrome occurred in Toamasina from January through March 2006. Dengue type l or chikungunya viruses were detected in 38 of 55 patients sampled. Aedes albopictus was the only potential vector collected. Of 4,242 randomly selected representative residents interviewed retrospectively, 67.5% reported a dengue-like syndrome during this period. KW - Madagascar KW - dengue virus KW - chikungunya virus KW - disease outbreaks KW - Aedes albopictus KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1407.071521 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/7/07-1521_article ER - End of Reference