Chikungunya and Zika Virus Cases Detected against a Backdrop of Endemic Dengue Transmission in Vietnam

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Jul;97(1):146-150. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0979.

Abstract

Between 2010 and 2014, four chikungunya and two Zika virus infections were identified among 8,105 febrile children in southern Vietnam. Zika viruses were linked to French Polynesian strains, chikungunya to Cambodian strains. Against a backdrop of endemic dengue transmission, chikungunya and Zika present an additional arboviral disease burden in Vietnam.

MeSH terms

  • Chikungunya Fever / diagnosis
  • Chikungunya Fever / epidemiology*
  • Chikungunya virus / genetics*
  • Dengue / epidemiology*
  • Dengue / transmission*
  • Humans
  • Phylogeny
  • Vietnam / epidemiology
  • Zika Virus / genetics*
  • Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*