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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-07-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300271 |