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Dual infection with dengue virus 3 and human immunodeficiency virus 1 in Havana, Cuba

Author(s) -

María G. Guzmán,

Daniel Meseguer González,

Daniel Limonta,

Juan Bandera,

Jorge Pérez,

Gustavo Kourí

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.131

Subject(s) - dengue fever , virology , dengue virus , serology , incidence (geometry) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , virus , disease , viral disease , immunology , antibody , physics , optics

Although dengue virus (DEN) endemic regions overlap with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV) high incidence areas, little has been documented on HIV and DEN mixed infection. Here we report DEN/HIV concurrent infections recorded during the DEN-3 epidemic in 2001-2002 in Havana. Serologic-confirmed DEN is described in two HIV-infected subjects with dengue fever symptoms. Although patients had dengue disease, the CD4+ cells remained within normal levels and no accelerated progression of HIV disease was observed. To our knowledge, DEN cases caused by DEN-3 in HIV-infected individuals have not been reported previously. Further research is needed to diagnose this likely underreported mixed viral infection in DEN endemic areas.

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