Concurrent isolation of chikungunya virus and dengue virus from a patient with coinfection resulting from a trip to Singapore.
We report two cases of imported infection in patients who had returned to Taiwan from Singapore: one was coinfected with chikungunya virus and dengue virus type 2, and the other was infected with the same dengue virus. Both viruses were successfully isolated from the coinfected case by using antibody neutralization and a plaque purification technique.
Chang
Shu-Fen
SF
Research and Diagnostic Center, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health, 161, Kun-Yang Street, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Su
Chien-Ling
CL
Shu
Pei-Yun
PY
Yang
Cheng-Fen
CF
Liao
Tsai-Ling
TL
Cheng
Chia-Hsin
CH
Hu
Huai-Chin
HC
Huang
Jyh-Hsiung
JH
D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D002646:Chikungunya virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017385:Sequence Homology; D012846:Singapore; D013624:Taiwan; D014195:Travel; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay
D012367:RNA, Viral