Return of the founder Chikungunya virus to its place of introduction into Brazil is revealed by genomic characterization of exanthematic disease cases

Between June 2017 and August 2018, several municipalities located in Bahia state (Brazil) reported a large increase in the number of patients presenting with febrile illness similar to that of arboviral infections. Using a combination of portable whole genome sequencing, molecular clock and epidemio...

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Main Authors: Pereira Gusmão Maia, Z, Mota Pereira, F, do Carmo Said, RF, Fonseca, V, Gräf, T, de Bruycker Nogueira, F, Brandão Nardy, V, Xavier, J, Lima Maia, M, Abreu, AL, Campelo de Albuquerque, CF, Kleber Oliveira, W, Croda, J, Bispo de Filippis, AM, Cunha, RV, Lourenço, JM, de Oliveira, T, Faria, NR, Alcantara, LCJ, Giovanetti, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Open 2019