“There are patients who tested positive twice but we do not know if it is a prolongation of the virus in the presence of blood”explained Dr. Guillermo Sequera, in contact with 1020 AM.
In this regard, he held that there are about 50 suspected cases of reinfection in the country.
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“It is part of the investigations that are being carried out with our team of experts. Rapid reinfection is not described, it may be rare but it does not occur, ”he added.
Likewise, Sequera pointed out that Paraguay is the dengue capital of the world and now it is from Chikungunya. On the point, he asked to turn the misfortune around and for experts to evaluate the behavior of the virus in the country.
The entrance Sequera confirms at least 50 cases of chikungunya reinfection was first published on newspaper TODAY.
