Co-infections with chikungunya virus and dengue virus in Delhi, India.
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are common vectors for dengue virus and chikungunya virus. In areas where both viruses cocirculate, they can be transmitted together. During a dengue outbreak in Delhi in 2006, 17 of 69 serum samples were positive for chikungunya virus by reverse transcription-PCR; 6 samples were positive for both viruses.
Chahar
Harendra S
HS
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Bharaj
Preeti
P
Dar
Lalit
L
Guleria
Randeep
R
Kabra
Sushil K
SK
Broor
Shobha
S
D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers; D003715:Dengue / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
D017931:DNA Primers; D012367:RNA, Viral