| Author | Brito, Carlos A. A. | |
| Author | Azevedo, Fernanda | |
| Author | Cordeiro, Marli T. | |
| Author | Marques Junior, Ernesto T. A. | |
| Author | Franca, Rafael F. O. | |
| Access date | 2025-02-06T16:53:52Z | |
| Available date | 2025-02-06T16:53:52Z | |
| Document date | 2017 | |
| Citation | BRITO, Carlos AA et al. Central and peripheral nervous system involvement caused by Zika and chikungunya coinfection. Neglecetd Tropical Diseades. v. 7, p. 1- 6, jul. 2017. | en_US |
| ISSN | 1935-2735 | en_US |
| URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/68452 | |
| Language | eng | en_US |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science | en_US |
| Rights | open access | en_US |
| Title | Central and peripheral nervous system involvement caused by Zika and chikungunya coinfection | en_US |
| Type | Article | en_US |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005583 | |
| Abstract | Large outbreaks of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya are taking place in several countries in Asia and Latin America [1,2], and simultaneous circulation of these 3 arboviruses in the same region raises the possibility of coinfections of vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Indeed, several cases of dengue and chikungunya coinfections have been reported [3]. However, cocirculation of Zika and chikungunya is more recent. The 2013 outbreak in the French Polynesia [4] and the 2015 outbreak in Brazil [5] are the largest Zika virus outbreaks described to date. In Brazil, the Zika and chikungunya outbreaks partially overlapped, and few reports of coinfection are present in the literature [6,7]. Here, we report a severe case of meningoencephalitis associated with peripheral polyneuropathy in a 74-year-old patient due to a coinfection with Zika and chikungunya. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Departamento de Medicina Clínica. Recife, PE, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Hospital Santa Joana. Departamento de Neurologia. Recife, PE, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Departamento de Virologia e Terapia experimental. Recife, PE, Brasil. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Departamento de Virologia e Terapia experimental. Recife, PE, Brasil / University of Pittsburgh. Center for Vaccine Research. Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. | en_US |
| Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Departamento de Virologia e Terapia experimental. Recife, PE, Brasil. | en_US |
| Subject | Nervous system | en_US |
| Subject | Zika | en_US |
| Subject | Chikungunya | en_US |
