Zika virus (ZIKV) was identified as a teratogen in 2016 when an increase in severe
microcephaly and other brain defects was observed in fetuses and newborns following …

Background Seroprevalence studies about chikungunya infection are usually conducted
after epidemics to estimate the magnitude of the attack. This study aimed to estimate the …

Background The four Dengue viruses (DENV) serotypes were re-introduced in Brazil's
Northeast region in a couple of decades, between 1980's and 2010's, where the DENV1 …

Dengue disease transmission is a complex vector-borne disease, mainly due to the co-
circulation of four serotypes of the virus. Mathematical models have proved to be a useful …

Since the 1980s, the prevalence of diseases caused by arboviruses, in particular, those
transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes have increased in the Americas. The diseases …

Among the emerging and reemerging arboviral diseases, Zika, dengue and chikungunya
deserve special attention due to their wide geographical distribution and clinical severity …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the spatial distribution and identify high-risk spatial
clusters of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya (ZDC), in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and …

Abstract On November 18–19, 2019, the Immunity of Canadians and Risk of Epidemics
(iCARE) Network convened a workshop in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The objectives of the …

We read the article by William M de Souza and colleagues with great interest. 1 Their study
traces chikungunya virus (CHIKV) since its introduction in Brazil around 2013, and highlights …

Background The first chikungunya virus (CHIKV) outbreaks during the modern scientific era
were identified in the Americas in 2013, reaching high attack rates in Caribbean countries …