Unrecognized Emergence of Chikungunya Virus during a Zika Virus Outbreak in Salvador, Brazil.

Unrecognized Emergence of Chikungunya Virus during a Zika Virus Outbreak in Salvador, Brazil.

BACKGROUND:Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) entered Brazil in 2014, causing a large outbreak in Feira de Santana, state of Bahia. Although cases have been recorded in Salvador, the capital of Bahia, located ~100 km of Feira de Santana, CHIKV transmission has not been perceived to occur epidemically, largel...

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Main Authors: Cristiane W Cardoso, Mariana Kikuti, Ana Paula P B Prates, Igor A D Paploski, Laura B Tauro, Monaise M O Silva, Perla Santana, Marta F S Rego, Mitermayer G Reis, Uriel Kitron, Guilherme S Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5289630?pdf=render

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