Identification of Co-Circulating Dengue and South America–Origin Zika Viruses, Pakistan, 2021–2022

Identification of Co-Circulating Dengue and South America–Origin Zika Viruses, Pakistan, 2021–2022

We collected samples from febrile patients in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2021–2022. Sequencing, molecular, and serologic screens revealed dengue serotype 2 and Zika virus. The Zika lineage was inferred to be from Brazil in 2016, indicating unobserved circulation. We conclude that Zika virus contributes...

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Main Authors: Najeeha T. Iqbal, Kaitlin Sawatzki, Kumail Ahmed, Jennifer Tisoncik-Go, Elise Smith, Kathleen Voss, John Cornelius, Lu Wang, Alicen B. Spaulding, Leonid Serebryannyy, Daniel C. Douek, Muhammad Asif Syed, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Erum Khan, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Michael Gale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue virus
Zika virus
flavivirus
biosurveillance
molecular epidemiology
genetics
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/8/25-0342_article
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