Detection of Chikungunya virus in bodily fluids: The INOVACHIK cohort study.

• Main Authors: Ezequias B Martins (Author), Michele F B Silva (Author), Wagner S Tassinari (Author), Fernanda de Bruycker-Nogueira (Author), Isabella C V Moraes (Author), Cintia D S Rodrigues (Author), Carolina C Santos (Author), Simone A Sampaio (Author), Anielle Pina-Costa (Author), Allison A Fabri (Author), Vinícius Guerra-Campos (Author), Nayara A Santos (Author), Nieli R C Faria (Author), Ana Maria B Filippis (Author), Patrícia Brasil (Author), Guilherme A Calvet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Chikungunya is a widely distributed, re-emerging tropical disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Little is known about the duration for which CHIK RNA are detectable in bodily fluids, especially genital secretions, and current evidence is based on small serie...