Sustained Low-Level Transmission of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses after Emergence in the Fiji Islands

Sustained Low-Level Transmission of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses after Emergence in the Fiji Islands

Zika and chikungunya viruses were first detected in Fiji in 2015. Examining surveillance and phylogenetic and serologic data, we found evidence of low-level transmission of Zika and chikungunya viruses during 2013–2017, in contrast to the major outbreaks caused by closely related virus strains in ot...

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Main Authors: Mike Kama, Maite Aubry, Taina Naivalu, Jessica Vanhomwegen, Teheipuaura Mariteragi-Helle, Anita Teissier, Tuterarii Paoaafaite, Stéphane Hué, Martin L. Hibberd, Jean-Claude Manuguerra, Ketan Christi, Conall H. Watson, Eric J. Nilles, John Aaskov, Colleen L. Lau, Didier Musso, Adam J. Kucharski, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika
chikungunya
dengue
Fiji
Pacific
seroprevalence
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-0524_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-0524_article

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