Chikungunya Outbreak Risks after the 2014 Outbreak, Dominican Republic

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Dec;30(12):2679-2683. doi: 10.3201/eid3012.240824.

Abstract

The 2014 chikungunya outbreak in the Dominican Republic resulted in intense local transmission, with high postoutbreak seroprevalence. The resulting population immunity will likely minimize risk for another large outbreak through 2035, but changes in population behavior or environmental conditions or emergence of different virus strains could lead to increased transmission.

Keywords: CHIKV; Caribbean; Dominican Republic; arboviruses; chikungunya; epidemiology; outbreak; vector-borne infections; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Chikungunya Fever* / epidemiology
  • Chikungunya Fever* / virology
  • Chikungunya virus* / immunology
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Dominican Republic / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies