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Persistent Cervical Infection with the Chikungunya Virus

Year: 2025

Type: article

Study design: Case Report

Abstract: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) induces an acute infection known as chikungunya fever; however, the persistence of CHIKV infections has been reported. This report investigated the persistence of CHIKV over six months in the cervix of two infected women. The infectious CHIKV was isolated from three samples. Our findings demonstrated the persistence of CHIKV in the cervix, highlighting the importance of evaluating other tissue types.

Source: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0304-2024

Authors: José Eduardo Pérez-Pérez, Oscar Guzmán-Martínez, Jesús Miguel Torres-Flores, Clara Luz Sampieri, Julio Isael Pérez-Carreón, Nayali López-Balderas, Miguel Ángel Barragán, Guillermo Mendoza-Cervantes, Fabio García-García, Alma D. Campos Parra, David Sánchez-Marín, Hilda Montero

Institutions: Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, National Institute of Genomic Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Veracruzana

OpenAlex ID: W4410256602

FWCI: 0.849

Cites: 13

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10