Comparative genomic analysis of pre-epidemic and epidemic Zika virus strains for virological factors potentially associated with the rapidly expanding epidemic

Less than 20 sporadic cases of human Zika virus (ZIKV) infection were reported in Africa and Asia before 2007, but large outbreaks involving up to 73% of the populations on the Pacific islands have started since 2007, and spread to the Americas in 2014. Moreover, the clinical manifestation of ZIKV i...

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Main Authors: Zheng Zhu, Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan, Kah-Meng Tee, Garnet Kwan-Yue Choi, Susanna Kar-Pui Lau, Patrick Chiu-Yat Woo, Herman Tse, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2016.48