Co-infections with Chikungunya Virus and Dengue Virus in Delhi, India

Chahar, Harendra S.; Bharaj, Preeti; Dar, Lalit; Guleria, Randeep; Kabra, Sushil K.; Broor, Shobha

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Co-infections with Chikungunya Virus and Dengue Virus in Delhi, India

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Jul 2009
By Chahar, Harendra S. ; Bharaj, Preeti ; Dar, Lalit ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Chahar, Harendra S. ; Bharaj, Preeti ; Dar, Lalit ; Guleria, Randeep ; Kabra, Sushil K. ; Broor, Shobha
Description:

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are common vectors for dengue virus and chikungunya virus. In areas where both viruses cocirculate, they can be transmitted together. During a dengue outbreak in Delhi in 2006, 17 of 69 serum samples were positive for chikungunya virus by reverse transcription-PCR; 6 samples were positive for both viruses.
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Alphavirus Infections Dengue Dengue Virus Dispatch DNA Primers Humans Incidence Retrospective Studies Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Viral
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Emerg Infect Dis. 15(7):1077-1080.
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Journal Article
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India
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Asia
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15
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7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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