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Concurrent chikungunya and dengue virus infections during simultaneous outbreaks, Gabon, 2007.

; Nkoghe Mba, Dieudonne; Ollomo, Benjamin et al.

2009 • In Emerging Infectious Diseases, 15 (4), p. 591-3

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Keywords :

Communicable Diseases, Emerging/complications/epidemiology/transmission/virology; Dengue/complications/epidemiology/transmission/virology; Dengue Virus/classification/genetics/isolation & purification; Disease Outbreaks; Gabon/epidemiology; Genome, Viral; Humans; Insect Vectors/virology; Phylogeny

Abstract :

[en] An outbreak of febrile illness occurred in Gabon in 2007, with 20,000 suspected cases. Chikungunya or dengue-2 virus infections were identified in 321 patients; 8 patients had documented co-infections. Aedes albopictus was identified as the principal vector for the transmission of both viruses.

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