Co-infections with chikungunya virus and dengue virus in Delhi, India.

ABSTRACT: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are common vectors for dengue virus and chikungunya virus. In areas where both viruses cocirculate, they can be transmitted together. During a dengue outbreak in Delhi in 2006, 17 of 69 serum samples were positive for chikungunya virus by reverse transcription-PCR; 6 samples were positive for both viruses.

SUBMITTER: Chahar HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2744227 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature