Spread of a Novel Indian Ocean Lineage Carrying E1-K211E/E2-V264A of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Genotype across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Africa

Spread of a Novel Indian Ocean Lineage Carrying E1-K211E/E2-V264A of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Genotype across the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Africa

The Indian Ocean Lineage (IOL) of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype, which originated in Kenya, spread to the Indian ocean and the Indian subcontinent, and then expanded through Southeast Asia in the previous decade. It carried an adaptive mutation E1-A226V, wh...

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Main Authors: Juthamas Phadungsombat, Hisham A. Imad, Emi E. Nakayama, Pornsawan Leaungwutiwong, Pongrama Ramasoota, Wang Nguitragool, Wasin Matsee, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Tatsuo Shioda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
chikungunya virus
East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype
Indian Ocean Lineage
outbreak
molecular clock analysis
mutation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/2/354

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