First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil

First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil

In the early 2015, several cases of patients presenting symptoms of mild fever, rash, conjunctivitis and arthralgia were reported in the northeastern Brazil. Although all patients lived in a dengue endemic area, molecular and serological diagnosis for dengue resulted negative. Chikungunya virus infe...

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Main Authors: Camila Zanluca, Vanessa Campos Andrade de Melo, Ana Luiza Pamplona Mosimann, Glauco Igor Viana dos Santos, Claudia Nunes Duarte dos Santos, Kleber Luz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2015-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Zika virus
"dengue-like syndrome"
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762015000400569&lng=en&tlng=en

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