Rapid Epidemic Expansion of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage, Paraguay

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jul 24;29(9). doi: 10.3201/eid2909.230523. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe spread of Chikungunya virus is a major public health concern in the Americas. There were >120,000 cases and 51 deaths in 2023, of which 46 occurred in Paraguay. Using a suite of genomic, phylodynamic, and epidemiologic techniques, we characterized the ongoing large chikungunya epidemic in Paraguay.PMID:37488810 | DOI:10.3201/eid2909.230523

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - July 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Marta Giovanetti Cynthia Vazquez Mauricio Lima Emerson Castro Analia Rojas Andrea Gomez de la Fuente Carolina Aquino Cesar Cantero Fatima Fleitas Juan Torales Julio Barrios Maria J Ortega Maria L Gamarra Shirley Villalba Tania Alfonzo Joilson Xavier Talit Source Type: research