Diagnostic options and challenges for Dengue and Chikungunya viruses
Autor(es): Mardekian Stacey K, Roberts Amity L
Resumo: Dengue virus (DENV) - Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are arboviruses that share the same Aedes mosquito vectors - thus overlap in their endemic areas. These two viruses also cause similar clinical presentations, especially in the initial stages of infection, with neither virus possessing any specific distinguishing clinical features. Because the outcomes - management strategies for these two viruses are vastly different, early - accurate diagnosis is imperative. Diagnosis is also important for surveillance, outbreak control, - research related to vaccine - drug development. Available diagnostic tests are aimed at detection of the virus, its antigenic components, or the host immune antibody response. In this review, we describe the recent progress - continued challenges related to the diagnosis of DENV - CHIKV infections.
Imprenta: BioMed Research International; v. 2015, p. 834371, 2015
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1155/2015/834371
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Immune response ; Chikungunya virus - Immune response ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Vaccine ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue
Data de publicação: 2015
