Case Report

First Imported Case of Chikungunya Virus Infection in a Travelling Canadian Returning from the Caribbean

Table 1

Canadian imported Chikungunya infection cases with documented travel history and clinical symptoms.

Collection dateAgeGenderTest resultsCountry visitedSymptoms
ChikungunyaDengue
EIA IgMPRNTRT-PCREIA IgMEIA IgG

March 18, 201457MPOS1/80NTNEGNEGMartiniqueFever, rash, arthralgia
May 25, 201459MPOS>1/80NTNEGPOSHaitiHeadache, high hepatic enzyme
June 10, 2014 71FPOS>1/80NTNEGPOSHaitiNA
July 10, 201420FPOS>1/80NTNEGNEGHaitiNA
July 15, 201455MPOSNEGPOSNEGNEGGuadeloupeFever
July 22, 201441FPOS1/20POSNEGNEGHaitiFever
July 29, 201459FPOS1/40NTNTNTHaitiHeadache, rash, arthralgia, myalgia
July 29, 201431FPOS1/80NTNEGNEGDominican RepublicNA
August 06, 201453MPOS1/80NTNEGPOSHaitiFever, arthralgia
August 01, 201451FPOS1/80NTNEGPOSHaitiArthralgia, myalgia, asthenia
August 18, 201424FPOS1/80NTNTNTHaitiNA
August 28, 201449MEQV1/20NTNEGNEGDominican RepublicNA
September 19, 201474MPOS1/160NTNTNTDominican RepublicArthralgia
September 23, 201443FEQVNTPOSNEGPOSEl SalvadorFever, rash, arthralgia
September 26, 201460FPOS1/40NTNTNTDominican RepublicNA
October 06, 201434FPOS>1/80NTNTNTGrenadaArthralgia
November 04, 201449FPOS1/40NTNEGNEGGrenadaPolyarthralgia
November 10, 201457FPOS1/20NTNTNTJamaicaNA
November 12, 201448FPOSNEGPOSNEGNEGJamaicaFever, rash, arthralgia
November 21, 201438FPOS>1/160NTNEGPOSPuerto RicoNA
January 15, 201544MPOSNEGPOSPOSPOSGuatemalaArthralgia, rash

EQV, equivocal; NA, not available; NEG, negative; NT, not tested; POS, positive.