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Review
. 2016 May;16(5):295-301.
doi: 10.1089/vbz.2016.1952. Epub 2016 Mar 18.

Emergence of Human Arboviral Diseases in the Americas, 2000-2016

Pedro F C Vasconcelos  1   2 , Charles H Calisher  3
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Emergence of Human Arboviral Diseases in the Americas, 2000-2016

Pedro F C Vasconcelos et al. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 May.

Abstract

In addition to individual or clusters of cases of human infections with arboviruses, the past 15 years has seen the emergence of newly recognized arboviruses and the re-emergence of others. Mentioned in this brief summary are Bourbon, Cache Valley, chikungunya, Heartland, Itaqui, Mayaro, Oropouche, Powassan, and Zika viruses, the latter being a remarkable occurrence.

Keywords: Arbovirus; Bourbon; Cache Valley; Chikungunya; Emerging; Heartland; Iquitos; Mayaro; Powassan; The Americas; Zika; Zoonoses.

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