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PROLONGED SHEDDING OF CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS IN SEMEN AND URINE: A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSMISSION
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Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciencias Medical School. Salvador, BA, Brasil
Federal University of Bahia. Virology Laboratory. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Hospital Geral Roberto Santos. Infection Control Committee. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
São Rafael Hospital. Center for Biotechnology and Cell Therapy. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Biotechnology Campus. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Pharmacy College. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Pharmacy College. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Virology Laboratory. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Virology Laboratory. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Hospital Geral Roberto Santos. Infection Control Committee. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Fundação Gonçalo Moniz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil
São Rafael Hospital. Center for Biotechnology and Cell Therapy. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Biotechnology Campus. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Pharmacy College. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Pharmacy College. Salvador, BA, Brazil
Federal University of Bahia. Virology Laboratory. Salvador, BA, Brazil
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We report the presence of Chikungunya (CHIKV) RNA in the blood, urine and semen during the acute phase of the disease in an adult with a dual infection with Dengue virus type 3. The patient, a 25 yr-old man from Salvador, Brazil, reported a 6-day duration of high fever, arthralgia, myalgia, headache and photophobia.Blood and semen specimens were positive for CHIKV in the first collected samples; semen and urine specimens were positive for CHIKV after 30 days of symptoms onset. DENV-3 RNA was positive in blood specimen when first collected 6 days after the initiation of symptoms.We describe for the first time the presence of CHIKV RNA in urine and semen for an extended period of time and we address the possible implications of these findings for diagnosis and transmission dynamics.
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