Genetic and Serologic Properties of Zika Virus Associated with an Epidemic, Yap State, Micronesia, 2007

Genetic and Serologic Properties of Zika Virus Associated with an Epidemic, Yap State, Micronesia, 2007

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus first isolated in Uganda from a sentinel monkey in 1947. Mosquito and sentinel animal surveillance studies have demonstrated that ZIKV is endemic to Africa and Southeast Asia, yet reported human cases are rare, with <10 cases reported in the litera...

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Main Authors: Robert S. Lanciotti, Olga L. Kosoy, Janeen J. Laven, Jason O. Velez, Amy J. Lambert, Alison J. Johnson, Stephanie M. Stanfield, Mark R. Duffy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
laboratory diagnosis
RT-PCR
flavivirus
serology
research
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/8/08-0287_article

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