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Detection and phylogenetic characterization of arbovirus dual-infections among persons during a chikungunya fever outbreak, Haiti 2014.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 May 2018
White Sarah K, Mavian Carla, Elbadry Maha A, Beau De Rochars Valery Madsen, Paisie Taylor, Telisma Taina, Salemi Marco, Lednicky John A, Morris J Glenn
Abstract excerpt
In the context of recent arbovirus epidemics, questions about the frequency of simultaneous infection of patients with different arbovirus species have been raised. In 2014, a major Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) epidemic impacted the Caribbean and South America. As part of ongoing screening of schoolchildren presenting with acute undifferentiated febrile illness in rural Haiti, we used RT-PCR to identify CHIKV...
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