Detection of arboviruses in mosquitoes: Evidence of circulation of chikungunya virus in Iran

by Bakhshi et al.

This is the first report of mosquitoes infected with CHIKV in Iran. The high-throughput screening method here presented can be proposed as a novel epidemiological surveillance tool to identify circulating arboviruses and to support preparedness to an epidemic in animals and humans.

30th June 2020 • comment

Genomic, epidemiological and digital surveillance of Chikungunya virus in the Brazilian Amazon

by Naveca et al.

This study highlights the potential of combining traditional surveillance with portable genome sequencing technologies and digital epidemiology to inform public health surveillance in the Amazon region. Data reveal a large CHIKV-ECSA outbreak in Boa Vista, limited potential for future CHIKV outbreaks, and indicate a replacement of the Asian genotype by the ECSA genotype in the Amazon region.

7th March 2019 • comment

Potential of Aedes albopictus to cause the emergence of arboviruses in Morocco

by Amraoui et al.

Results obtained in this study suggest that the local transmission of four arboviruses - dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), zika (ZIKV) and yellow fever (YFV) viruses - by Ae. albopictus newly introduced in Morocco is a likely scenario.

14th February 2019 • comment

Zika virus displacement by a chikungunya outbreak in Recife, Brazil

by Magalhaes et al.

In 2015–2016 in the Recife Metropolitan Region, the authors of this study detected the tail end of a Zika epidemic, which was displaced by a chikungunya epidemic. Few dengue cases were identified despite a high number of official dengue notifications in the area during this period. This study shows here important epidemiological features of these cases.

6th November 2017 • comment