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SUBMITTER: Norman FF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5094234 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Norman Francesca F FF Chamorro Sandra S Vázquez Ana A Sánchez-Seco María-Paz MP Pérez-Molina José-Antonio JA Monge-Maillo Begoña B Vivancos María-Jesús MJ Rodríguez-Dominguez Mario M Galán Juan-Carlos JC de Ory Fernando F López-Vélez Rogelio R
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20160906 5
Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are currently circulating in overlapping areas in the American continents and may both be transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes. The first documented case, to the authors' knowledge, of sequential CHIKV and ZIKV infections diagnosed in a nonendemic area in a returning traveler is reported. The implications for heightened clinical surveillance for these infections and specific patient recommendations are emphasized. ...[more]