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Outbreak of chikungunya virus in a vulnerable population of Sergipe, Brazil-A molecular and serological survey.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Dec 2017
Cunha Marielton Dos Passos, Santos Cliomar Alves Dos, Neto Daniel Ferreira de Lima, Schanoski Alessandra Soares, Pour Shahab Zaki, Passos Saulo Duarte, Souza Mércia Simone Feitosa de, Costa Danuza Duarte, Zanotto Paolo Marinho de Andrade
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging arbovirus that is causing outbreaks in several countries of the Americas. The virus was introduced in Brazil in 2014, and since then, several Brazilian states have notified autochthonous cases. OBJECTIVES: Provide additional evidence on a CHIKV outbreak and an outline of the laboratory and clinical profile of symptomatic patients in Sergipe, Brazil. STUDY...
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