Autor(es): Goeijenbier Marco, Aron Georgina, Anfasa Fatih, Lundkvist Åke, Verner-Carlsson Jenny, Reusken Chantal B E M, Martina Byron E E, van Gorp Eric C M, Resida Lesley

Resumo: Suriname is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is unique in the sense that different ethnic cultures live together within the country, resulting in high levels of transport of both humans - products between the Asian, African, - European continents as well as the Caribbean. Travel is only one of the many factors present in Suriname contributing to the risk for the emergence or introduction of any infectious disease. Recently, circulation of both chikungunya virus (CHIKV) - hantavirus was reported in areas neighboring Suriname. Here we report a retrospective - prospective study into chikungunya - hantavirus circulation. A chikungunya - hantavirus retrospective serological study was conducted on samples submitted for dengue, leptospirosis, -/or influenza virus diagnostics between 2008 - 2012 to the Bureau of Public Health in Suriname. This was followed by a prospective CHIKV serological - molecular surveillance study until the detection of the first autochthonous CHIKV cases in Suriname in May - June of 2014. None of the tested samples showed the presence of CHIKV antibodies in the retrospective serological study. Prospective testing of CHIKV-suspected patients resulted in the detection of the first autochthonous CHIKV cases in Suriname in May, 2015. In one sample, we were able to isolate - sequence the virus. Retrospective testing for the presence of hantavirus antibodies showed a relative high response in both pan-hantavirus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) - immunofluorescence assay (IFA). However, neutralization tests did not yield any evidence for infection with either Seoul or -es hantavirus. Here we report the presence of CHIKV in the republic of Suriname - the first serological indication of hantavirus infections in symptomatic patients.

Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya; Emerging infectious diseases; Hantavirus; Hemorrhagic fever; Suriname

Imprenta: Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, v. 15, n. 10, p. 611-618, 2015

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1089/vbz.2015.1798

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Biochemistry ; Chikungunya virus - Antibodies ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya virus - Molecular methods ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2015

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