Neurological complications in adults with Zika and chikungunya virus infection

Abstract

In the past decade, many tropical regions have had arboviruses epidemics, including of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses. Factors related to arboviral infection epidemics include population growth, unplanned urbanisation, increased travel, climate change, and decline of vector control programmes. The geographical distribution of Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses overlap and co-circulation became a serious concern in regions where Aedes spp mosquito vectors are endemic. Particularly, the Americas suffered from simultaneous outbreaks and co-circulation of these arthropod-borne viruses.