Persistent Cervical Infection with the Chikungunya Virus
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.
Authors
- Julio Isael Pérez‐Carreón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9284-7775)
- Oscar Guzmán-Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4150-0696)
- M Barragan
- Alma D. Campos-Parra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1750-5171)
- Guillermo Mendoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4828-225X)
- Hilda Montero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8090-4103)
- David Sánchez-Marín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8525-3810)
- Clara Luz Sampieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7495-426X)
- Jesús Torres-Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2194-521X)
- Fabio Garcı́a-Garcı́a (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3756-9845)
- Nayali López‐Balderas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0996-6966)
- José Eduardo Pérez-Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1221-4498)
Institutions
- Universidad Veracruzana (MX)
- Hospitales Regionales de Alta Especialidad (MX)
- National Institute of Genomic Medicine (MX)
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0304-2024
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
- Universidad Veracruzana