DENV and ZIKV detection in patients with acute febrile syndrome in C órdoba, Colombia

Infections caused by arboviruses are considered a public health problem, due to their wide distribution and high morbidity and mortality rates (Acosta-Bas and G ómez-Cordero 2005; Usme-Ciro et al. 2012). Between 2013 and 2016, CHIKV and ZIKV introduction caused major epidemics in America (Paniz-Mondolfi et al. 2016; Rodriguez-Morales et al. 2016). ZIKV was identified in Brazil in March 2015, and a year later it had spread to 33 countries in America, causin g outbreaks of febrile illness that clinically resembles DENV and CHIKV disease.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - August 6, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Paula A. Avil és Vergara, Andrea Trujillo Correa, Luz A. Gómez-Suárez, Dina M. Ricardo-Caldera, Sara Soto De León, Hugo Brango, Catalina Tovar Acero Source Type: research