Autor(es): Díaz Yamilka, Carrera Jean-Paul, Cerezo Lizbeth, Arauz Dimelza, Guerra Ilka, Cisneros Julio, Armién Blas, Botello Ana Margarita, Araúz Ana Belén, Gonzalez Vladimir, López Yamileth, Moreno Lourdes, López-Vergès Sandra, Moreno Brechla A

Resumo: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that was only endemic in Africa - south Asia until 2005 - 2006, when the virus spread into the Indian Ocean isl-s, Europe, - Asia. Autochthonous CHIKV transmission in the Caribbean isl-s was reported in December of 2013. In Panama, two febrile cases were detected in May of 2014: one traveling from Haiti, - the other traveling from the Dominican Republic. After other imported cases were detected, the first autochthonous case was reported in August of the same year. We detected CHIKV viral RNA - isolated the virus from serum samples. The phylogenetic analysis of the two imported isolates - one autochthonous CHIKV isolate indicated that the viruses belong to the Asian lineage in the Caribbean clade - are related to viruses recently identified in Saint Martin isl-, British Virgin Isl-s, China, - the Philippines. Although the circulating CHIKV lineages in the Americas have not yet been described, our results suggest that the Asian lineage is circulating in most American countries reporting autochthonous infection.

Imprenta: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 92, n. 3, p. 482-485, 2015

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0404

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - RNA ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology

Data de publicação: 2015

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