Potential role of dengue virus, chikungunya virus and Zika virus in neurological diseases
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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113(11): e170538, 2018. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
This study showed that laboratory markers of recent infection by dengue, Zika or chikungunya arboviruses were detected in the biological samples of approximately one-third of patients with encephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis or Guillain-Barré syndrome, in a surveillance programme in Piauí state, Brazil, between 2015-2016. Fever and myalgia had been associated with these cases. Since in non-tropical countries most infections or parainfectious diseases associated with the nervous system are attributed to herpesviruses, enteroviruses, and Campylobacter jejuni, the present findings indicate that in tropical countries, arboviruses may now play a more important role and reinforce the need for their surveillance and systematic investigation in the tropics.
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Main subject:
Chikungunya virus
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Dengue Virus
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Zika Virus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Teresina/BR
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Instituto Evandro Chagas/BR
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Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Piauí/BR
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