Seroprevalence of Anti-Chikungunya Virus Antibodies in Children and Adults in Managua, Nicaragua, After the First Chikungunya Epidemic, 2014-2015.

• Main Authors: Guillermina Kuan (Author), Stephania Ramirez (Author), Lionel Gresh (Author), Sergio Ojeda (Author), Marlon Melendez (Author), Nery Sanchez (Author), Damaris Collado (Author), Nadezna Garcia (Author), Juan Carlos Mercado (Author), Aubree Gordon (Author), Angel Balmaseda (Author), Eva Harris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. In late 2013, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was introduced into the Caribbean island of St. Martin. Since then, approximately 2 million chikungunya cases have been reported by the Pan American Health Organization,...