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Co-circulation and simultaneous co-infection of dengue, chikungunya, and zika viruses in patients with febrile syndrome at the Colombian-Venezuelan border.

Marlen Yelitza Carrillo-HernándezJulian Ruiz-SaenzLucy Jaimes VillamizarSergio Yebrail Gómez-RangelDamião Pergentino de Sousa
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
Our results demonstrate the simultaneous co-circulation of DENV, CHIKV, ZIKV and their co-infections at the Colombian-Venezuelan border. Moreover, it is necessary to improve the differential diagnosis in patients with acute febrile syndrome and to study the possible consequences of this epidemiological overview of the clinical outcomes of these diseases in endemic regions.
Keyphrases
  • zika virus
  • dengue virus
  • aedes aegypti
  • urinary tract infection
  • case report