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Impact of the introduction of chikungunya and zika viruses on the incidence of dengue in endemic zones of Mexico.

Larissa Fernandes-MatanoIrma Eloísa Monroy-MuñozHéctor Daniel Pardavé-AlejandreLuis Antonio Uribe-NoguezMaría de Los Ángeles Hernández-CuetoTeresita Rojas-MendozaClara Esperanza Santacruz-TinocoConcepción Grajales-MuñizJosé Esteban Muñoz-Medina
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
The results obtained in this study show for the first time the real impact on the detected incidence of dengue after the introduction of CHIKV and ZIKV in Mexico, the degree of underestimation of these arboviruses in the country, as well as the co-infections between these viruses, whose importance clinical and epidemiological are still unknown.
Keyphrases
  • zika virus
  • aedes aegypti
  • dengue virus
  • risk factors
  • genetic diversity