Abstract
A case of concurrent chikungunya virus and dengue virus infection is reported here. The patient presented with fever and generalized body ache. Diagnostic work-up revealed chikungunya-dengue co-infection. Dengue is endemic in Bangladesh while chikungunya is a recently emerging infection. As both the viruses are transmitted by a common vector, Aedes spp., such co-infections are likely to increase in coming years.IMC J Med Sci 2018; 12(1): 42-43
Highlights
Chikungunya and dengue are two important and rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral infections of global concern including Bangladesh
Dengue is endemic and chikungunya is an emerging infection in Bangladesh [1,2,3]. Since both the viruses are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, simultaneous or sequential infections by chikungunya and dengue viruses are not impossible
Chikungunya and dengue virus co-infections have been reported from India [4], Thailand [5], Yemen [6] and among returning travelers from Colombia [7] and Angola [8]
Summary
Chikungunya and dengue are two important and rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral infections of global concern including Bangladesh. Dengue is endemic and chikungunya is an emerging infection in Bangladesh [1,2,3]. Since both the viruses are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, simultaneous or sequential infections by chikungunya and dengue viruses are not impossible. We report a case of chikungunya-dengue co-infection occurring in a middle aged Bangladeshi patient.
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