Silent circulation of Chikungunya virus among pregnant women and newborns in the Western Brazilian Amazon before the first outbreak of chikungunya fever

Silent circulation of Chikungunya virus among pregnant women and newborns in the Western Brazilian Amazon before the first outbreak of chikungunya fever

ABSTRACT The prevalence of immunity to Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in pregnant women and newborns in the Western Brazilian Amazon was assessed at a time when previous studies did not report chikungunya fever in the area. In 435 asymptomatic pregnant women and 642 healthy unrelated newborns, the presen...

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Main Authors: Kelly Aparecida Kanunfre, Mussya Cisotto Rocha, Maíra Barreto Malta, Rodrigo Medeiros de Souza, Marcia Caldas Castro, Silvia Beatriz Boscardin, Higo Fernando Santos Souza, Steven S. Witkin, Marly Augusto Cardoso, Thelma Suely Okay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2022-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
CHIKV
Seroprevalence
Asymptomatic infection
IgG antibodies
Pregnancy
Neonates
Amazon region
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