Rapid Epidemic Expansion of Chikungunya Virus-ECSA Lineage in Paraguay - medRxiv | Virus World | Scoop.it

The spread of vector-borne viruses, such as CHIKV, is a significant public health concern in the Americas, with over 120,000 cases and 51 deaths in 2023, of which 46 occurred in Paraguay. Using a suite of genomic, phylodynamic, and epidemiological techniques, we characterized the ongoing large CHIKV epidemic in Paraguay.

 

Preprint in medRxiv (April 17, 2023):

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.16.23288635