Co-infections with Chikungunya and Dengue Viruses, Guatemala, 2015

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Edwards, Thomas ; Signor, Leticia del Carmen Castillo ; Williams, Christopher ; Donis, Evelin ; Cuevas, Luis E. ; Adams, Emily R.
• Description:
  We screened serum samples referred to the national reference laboratory in Guatemala that were positive for chikungunya or dengue viruses in June 2015. Co-infection with both viruses was detected by reverse transcription PCR in 46 (32%) of 144 samples. Specimens should be tested for both arboviruses to detect co-infections.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Chikungunya Fever Chikungunya Fever/History Chikungunya Fever/Virology Chikungunya Virus/Classification Chikungunya Virus/Genetics Child Child, Preschool Coinfection Dengue/Diagnosis Dengue/Epidemiology Dengue/History Dengue/Virology Dengue Virus Female History, 21St Century Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(11):2003-2005.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  Guatemala
• Location:
  Central America
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha-512:e7c96b60bcde24fafd67e2814b90c682781f95e9460a7772950230aa0eb130ad0949e793d5fa9708cc1a26100c7296ed2b1cd9f7002ba8c855f790913ee62583
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