Chikungunya Virus in Febrile Humans and Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes, Yucatan, Mexico

Chikungunya Virus in Febrile Humans and Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes, Yucatan, Mexico

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was isolated from 12 febrile humans in Yucatan, Mexico, in 2015. One patient was co-infected with dengue virus type 1. Two additional CHIKV isolates were obtained from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes collected in the homes of patients. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the CHIKV i...

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Main Authors: Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo, Bradley J. Blitvich, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Carlos M. Baak-Baak, Oswaldo M. Torres-Chablé, Md-Nafiz Hamid, Iddo Friedberg, Pedro González-Martinez, Gabriela Alonzo-Salomon, Elsy P. Rosado-Paredes, Nubia Rivero-Cárdenas, Guadalupe C. Reyes-Solis, Jose A. Farfan-Ale, Julian E. Garcia-Rejon, Carlos Machain-Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
chikungunya
chikungunya virus
alphavirus
viruses
febrile patients
Aedes aegypti
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/10/15-2087_article

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