Sustained Low-Level Transmission of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses after Emergence in the Fiji Islands.
Mike
Kama
;
Maite
Aubry
;
Taina
Naivalu
;
Jessica
Vanhomwegen
;
Teheipuaura
Mariteragi-Helle
;
Anita
Teissier
;
Tuterarii
Paoaafaite
;
Stéphane
Hué
;
Martin L
Hibberd
;
Jean-Claude
Manuguerra
;
+8 more...
Ketan
Christi
;
Conall H
Watson
;
Eric J
Nilles
;
John
Aaskov
;
Colleen L
Lau
;
Didier
Musso
;
Adam J
Kucharski
;
Van-Mai
Cao-Lormeau
;
(2019)
Sustained Low-Level Transmission of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses after Emergence in the Fiji Islands.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 25 (8).
pp. 1535-1538.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2508.180524
Zika and chikungunya viruses were first detected in Fiji in 2015. Examining surveillance and phylogenetic and serologic data, we found evidence of low-level transmission of Zika and chikungunya viruses during 2013-2017, in contrast to the major outbreaks caused by closely related virus strains in other Pacific Island countries.
Item Type | Article |
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Elements ID | 134948 |
Date Deposited | 12 Aug 2019 14:56 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8587-1849
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8699-7566