Co-circulation of two Alphaviruses in Burkina Faso: Chikungunya and O'nyong nyong viruses.

Bachirou TintoBrice BicabaThérèse Samdapawindé KagonéJohn KayiwaIngrid RabeCorinne Simone Collette MerleAlidou ZangoAhidjo AyoubaSara SalinasDramane KaniaYannick Simonin

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)

Our results suggest that CHIKV and ONNV have been circulating in the population of Burkina Faso and may have been confused with malaria, dengue fever or other febrile diseases such as measles or rubella. Our study underscores the necessity to enhance arbovirus surveillance systems in Burkina Faso.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
zika virus
dengue virus
public health
plasmodium falciparum
chemotherapy induced