Detection and phylogenetic characterization of arbovirus dual-infections among persons during a chikungunya fever outbreak, Haiti 2014.

• Main Authors: Sarah K White (Author), Carla Mavian (Author), Maha A Elbadry (Author), Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars (Author), Taylor Paisie (Author), Taina Telisma (Author), Marco Salemi (Author), John A Lednicky (Author), J Glenn Morris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 schoolchi...