Dengue virus serotype 3 and Chikungunya virus co-infection in a traveller returning from India to Portugal, November 2016

Catarina Oliveira Paulo, Líbia Zé-Zé, Sofia Jordão, Eduarda Ruiz Pena, Isabel Neves, Maria João Alves

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Abstract

We report a case of a laboratory-confirmed Dengue and Chikungunya viruses co-infection imported from India to Portugal in early November 2016. The patient developed fever, retro-orbital pain and generalized myalgia after returning from Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Rishikesh, Goa and Mumbai. This case highlights the importance of these arboviruses to public health in India where high rates of co-infection have been reported in the last few years, and demonstrates how challenging the laboratory diagnosis of imported co-infection cases can be in non-endemic areas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30-33
Number of pages4
JournalIDCases
Volume9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Arboviruses
  • Chikungunya virus
  • Co-infection
  • Dengue virus

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