Volume 26, Number 6—June 2020
Synopsis
Risks Related to Chikungunya Infections among European Union Travelers, 2012–2018
Céline M. Gossner
, Nelly Fournet, Joana Gomes Dias, Beatriz Fernández Martínez, Martina Del Manso, Johanna J. Young, Hervé Zeller, and Denis Coulombier
, Nelly Fournet, Joana Gomes Dias, Beatriz Fernández Martínez, Martina Del Manso, Johanna J. Young, Hervé Zeller, and Denis Coulombier
Table 1
Characteristics of 2,616 persons with travel-related chikungunya infections, 2012–2018
| Characteristic | No. case-patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Case classification | |
| Probable | 850 (32) |
| Confirmed |
1,766 (68) |
| Sex | |
| F | 1,517 (58) |
| M | 1,088 (42) |
| Unknown |
11 (<1) |
| Age group, y | |
| <1–4 | 25 (1) |
| 5–14 | 79 (4) |
| 15–24 | 154 (7) |
| 25–44 | 936 (43) |
| 45–64 | 775 (35) |
| >65 | 221 (10) |
| Unknown |
426 (16) |
| Year of infection | |
| 2012 | 37 (1) |
| 2013 | 45 (2) |
| 2014 | 1,431 (55) |
| 2015 | 448 (17) |
| 2016 | 365 (14) |
| 2017 | 171 (7) |
| 2018 |
119 (6) |
| Month of infection | |
| January | 133 (5) |
| February | 89 (3) |
| March | 96 (3) |
| April | 150(5) |
| May | 296 (11) |
| June | 392 (15) |
| July | 340 (13) |
| August | 284 (11) |
| September | 240 (9) |
| October | 220 (8) |
| November | 209 (8) |
| December | 167 (6) |
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