Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 623: Following in the Footsteps of the Chikungunya Virus in Brazil: The First Autochthonous Cases in Amap á in 2014 and Its Emergence in Rio de Janeiro during 2016
Viruses, Vol. 10, Pages 623: Following in the Footsteps of the Chikungunya Virus in Brazil: The First Autochthonous Cases in Amapá in 2014 and Its Emergence in Rio de Janeiro during 2016
Viruses doi: 10.3390/v10110623
Authors:
Thiara Manuele Alves de Souza
Edcelha D’Athaide Ribeiro
Valmir Corrêa e Corrêa
Paulo Vieira Damasco
Carla Cunha Santos
Fernanda de Bruycker-Nogueira
Thaís Chouin-Carneiro
Nieli Rodrigues da Costa Faria
Priscila Conrado Guerra Nunes
Manoela Heringer
Monique da Rocha Queiroz Lima
Jéssica Badolato-Corrêa
Márcio da Costa Cipitelli
Elzinandes Leal de Azeredo
Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira
Flavia Barreto dos Santos
Currently, Brazil lives a triple arboviruses epidemic (DENV, ZIKV and CHIKV) making the differential diagnosis difficult for health professionals. Here, we aimed to investigate chikungunya cases and the possible occurrence of co-infections during the epidemic in Amapá (AP) that started in 2014 when the first autochthonous cases were reported and in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) in 2016. We further performed molecular characterization and genotyping of representative strains. In AP, 51.4% of the suspected cases were confirmed for CHIKV, 71.0% (76/107). Of those, 24 co-infections by CHIKV/DENV, two by CHIKV/DENV-1, and two by CHIKV/DENV-4 were observed. In RJ, 76.9% of the suspected cases were confirmed for CHIKV and co-infections by CHIKV/DENV (n = 8) and by CHIKV/ZIKV (n = 17) were observed. Overall,...
Source: Viruses - Category: Virology Authors: Thiara Manuele Alves de Souza Edcelha D ’Athaide Ribeiro Valmir Corr êa e Corrêa Paulo Vieira Damasco Carla Cunha Santos Fernanda de Bruycker-Nogueira Tha ís Chouin-Carneiro Nieli Rodrigues da Costa Faria Priscila Conrado Guerra Nunes Manoela Heringe Tags: Article Source Type: research
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