Molecular characterization of chikungunya virus causing the 2017 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Chikungunya viruses from the 2017 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were analysed phylogenetically. E1 sequences from 21 strains belonged to the Indian Ocean clade of the East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype, forming a novel cluster with latest South Asian strains. They lacked the A226V substitut...

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Main Authors: A. Melan, M.S. Aung, F. Khanam, S.K. Paul, B.K. Riaz, S. Tahmina, M.I. Kabir, M.A. Hossain, N. Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300271