Seroprevalence of Anti-Chikungunya Virus Antibodies in Children and Adults in Managua, Nicaragua, After the First Chikungunya Epidemic, 2014-2015

Guillermina Kuan; Stephania Ramirez; Lionel Gresh; Sergio Ojeda; Marlon Melendez; Nery Sanchez; Damaris Collado; Nadezna Garcia; Juan Carlos Mercado; Aubree Gordon; Angel Balmaseda; Eva Harris

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004773

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Seroprevalence of Anti-Chikungunya Virus Antibodies in Children and Adults in Managua, Nicaragua, After the First Chikungunya Epidemic, 2014-2015

Guillermina Kuan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Guillermina Kuan, Stephania Ramirez, Lionel Gresh

Affiliation Centro de Salud Sócrates Flores Vivas, Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua
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Stephania Ramirez ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Guillermina Kuan, Stephania Ramirez, Lionel Gresh

Affiliations Sustainable Sciences Institute, Managua, Nicaragua, Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States of America
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Lionel Gresh ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Guillermina Kuan, Stephania Ramirez, Lionel Gresh

Affiliation Sustainable Sciences Institute, Managua, Nicaragua
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Sergio Ojeda,

Affiliation Sustainable Sciences Institute, Managua, Nicaragua
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Marlon Melendez,

Affiliation Sustainable Sciences Institute, Managua, Nicaragua
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Nery Sanchez,

Affiliation Sustainable Sciences Institute, Managua, Nicaragua
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Damaris Collado,

Affiliation National Virology Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia, Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua
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Nadezna Garcia,

Affiliation National Virology Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia, Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua
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Juan Carlos Mercado,

Affiliation National Virology Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia, Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua
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Aubree Gordon,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America
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Angel Balmaseda,

Affiliation National Virology Laboratory, Centro Nacional de Diagnóstico y Referencia, Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua
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Eva Harris

* E-mail: eharris@berkeley.edu

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, United States of America
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Seroprevalence of Anti-Chikungunya Virus Antibodies in Children and Adults in Managua, Nicaragua, After the First Chikungunya Epidemic, 2014-2015

Guillermina Kuan,
Stephania Ramirez,
Lionel Gresh,
Sergio Ojeda,
Marlon Melendez,
Nery Sanchez,
Damaris Collado,
Nadezna Garcia,
Juan Carlos Mercado,
Aubree Gordon

Published: June 20, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004773

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