Central and peripheral nervous system involvement caused by Zika and chikungunya coinfection

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jul 13;11(7):e0005583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005583. eCollection 2017 Jul.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chikungunya Fever / complications*
  • Coinfection / virology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningoencephalitis / complications
  • Meningoencephalitis / virology*
  • Polyneuropathies / complications
  • Polyneuropathies / virology*
  • RNA, Viral
  • Zika Virus Infection / complications*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Grants and funding

The research leading to these results received funding from the FACEPE - Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco, grant agreement nos. APQ-0055.2.11/16 and APQ-0044.2.11/16 under RFOF coordination and responsibility. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.