2019
Return of the founder Chikungunya virus to its place of introduction into Brazil is revealed by genomic characterization of exanthematic disease cases
Maia Z, Pereira F, do Carmo Said R, Fonseca V, Gräf T, de Bruycker Nogueira F, Nardy V, Xavier J, Maia M, Abreu A, de Albuquerque C, Oliveira W, Croda J, de Filippis A, Cunha R, Lourenço J, de Oliveira T, Faria N, Alcantara L, Giovanetti M. Return of the founder Chikungunya virus to its place of introduction into Brazil is revealed by genomic characterization of exanthematic disease cases. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2019, 9: 53-57. PMID: 31880218, PMCID: PMC6968431, DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1701954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of patientsGenomic surveillance strategiesFebrile illnessArboviral infectionsEpidemic seasonChikungunya virusWhole-genome sequencingDisease casesSurveillance strategiesGenetic diversityEpidemiological analysisMolecular clockCHIKV ECSA genotypeTransmission potentialGenome sequencingArboviral transmissionGenomic characterizationCHIKVLocal persistence
2017
Seroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus in a Rural Community in Brazil
Cunha R, Trinta K, Montalbano C, Sucupira M, de Lima M, Marques E, Romanholi I, Croda J. Seroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus in a Rural Community in Brazil. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005319. PMID: 28107342, PMCID: PMC5287455, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCases of chikungunyaCHIKV infectionChikungunya virusCHIKV IgMSymptomatic CHIKV infectionIgM-specific antibodiesFeira de SantanaIgG-specific antibodiesEpidemiological surveillance systemBrazilian Epidemiological Surveillance SystemCHIKV IgGModerate seroprevalenceSeropositive patientsJoint painIgG antibodiesCHIKV transmissionFirst serosurveySeroprevalenceInfectionMagnitude of transmissionAntibodiesPatientsFirst caseSerosurveyIgM