Genomic Epidemiology Reveals the Circulation of the Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage in Tocantins State, North Brazil

Genomic Epidemiology Reveals the Circulation of the Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage in Tocantins State, North Brazil

The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus of the family Togaviridae transmitted to humans by <i>Aedes</i> spp. mosquitoes. In Brazil, imported cases have been reported since June 2014 through two independent introductions, one caused by Asian Lineage in Oiapoque, Amapá stat...

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Main Authors: Ueric José Borges de Souza, Raíssa Nunes dos Santos, Marta Giovanetti, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara, Jucimária Dantas Galvão, Franciano Dias Pereira Cardoso, Feliph Cássio Sobrinho Brito, Ana Cláudia Franco, Paulo Michel Roehe, Bergmann Morais Ribeiro, Fernando Rosado Spilki, Fabrício Souza Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
CHIKV
ECSA
Brazil
Arbovirus
<i>Aedes</i> spp.
phylogenetic analysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/10/2311

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