A case of consecutive infection with Zika virus and Chikungunya virus in Bora Bora, French Polynesia.
Chikungunya fever (CHIK) and Zika virus (ZIKV) infection have similar endemic areas and clinical manifestations. We report a case of CHIK at 1 year after a ZIKV infection in Bora Bora (French Polynesia), which we diagnosed based on IgM to the CHIK virus and neutralizing antibodies to ZIKV.
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: sonare.since1192@gmail.com.
Satoshi
S
Kutsuna
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasuyuki
Y
Kato
Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Eri
E
Nakayama
Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi
S
Taniguchi
Department of Virology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomohiko
T
Takasaki
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kei
K
Yamamoto
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nozomi
N
Takeshita
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kayoko
K
Hayakawa
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Shuzo
S
Kanagawa
Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Norio
N
Ohmagari
D000328:Adult; D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001168:Arthritis / Q000821:virology; D065632:Chikungunya Fever / Q000150:complications*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D011114:Polynesia; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000150:complications*
D057134:Antibodies, Neutralizing
Chikungunya fever; Mosquito-borne diseases; Neutralizing antibody; Zika virus infection