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SUBMITTER: Vogels CBF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6358106 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vogels Chantal B F CBF Rückert Claudia C Cavany Sean M SM Perkins T Alex TA Ebel Gregory D GD Grubaugh Nathan D ND
PLoS biology 20190122 1
Epidemiological synergy between outbreaks of viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, has resulted in coinfection of humans with multiple viruses. Despite the potential impact on public health, we know only little about the occurrence and consequences of such coinfections. Here, we review the impact of coinfection on clinical disease in humans, discuss the possibility for co-transmission from mosquito to human, and describe a role for modeli ...[more]