Dual infection by Chikungunya virus and other imported infectious agent in a traveller returning from India
Autor(es): Ezzedine Khaled, Cazanave Charles, Pistone Thierry, Receveur Marie-Catherine, Neau Didier, Ragnaud Jean-Marie, Malvy Denis
Resumo: Chikungunya virus infection is a vector-borne self-limiting disease. Recent outbreaks in the Indian Ocean isl-s have drawn attention to the condition. Nevertheless, only a few reports of co-infection with other communicable agents have been reported. The case described now is of a traveller returning from India with concomitant documented chikungunya virus infection associated with systemic amoebiasis. This report highlights the multifaceted pathology that can be encountered with tropical infections.
Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya virus infection; Dual infection; Fever; Returning traveller
Imprenta: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, v. 6, n. 3, p. 152-154, 2008
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.02.002
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Cytopathology ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus
Data de publicação: 2008
