Sustained Low-Level Transmission of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses after Emergence in the Fiji Islands

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Kama, Mike | Aubry, Maite | Naivalu, Taina | Vanhomwegen, Jessica | Mariteragi-Helle, Teheipuaura | Teissier, Anita | Paoaafaite, Tuterarii | Hué, Stéphane | Hibberd, Martin, L. | Manuguerra, Jean-Claude | Christi, Ketan | Watson, Conall | Nilles, Eric | Aaskov, John | Lau, Colleen | Musso, Didier | Kucharski, Adam | Cao-Lormeau, Van-Mai

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International audience. Zika and chikungunya viruses were first detected in Fiji in 2015. Examining surveillance and phylogenetic and serologic data, we found evidence of low-level transmission of Zika and chikungunya viruses during 2013-2017, in contrast to the major outbreaks caused by closely related virus strains in other Pacific Island countries.

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