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Zika virus displacement by a chikungunya outbreak in Recife, Brazil.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Nov 2017
Magalhaes Tereza, Braga Cynthia, Cordeiro Marli T, Oliveira Andre L S, Castanha Priscila M S, Maciel Ana Paula R, Amancio Nathalia M L, Gouveia Pollyanne N, Peixoto-da-Silva Valter J, Peixoto Thaciana F L, Britto Helena, Lima Priscilla V, Lima Andreza R S, Rosenberger Kerstin D, Jaenisch Thomas, Marques Ernesto T A
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BACKGROUND: Several arboviruses, including dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV), transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, circulate in northeast Brazil. Diseases caused by these viruses are of great public health relevance, however, their epidemiological features in areas where the three viruses co-circulate are scarce. Here, we present analyses of molecular and serological diagnostics in...
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