Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas
Transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas was first confirmed in May 2015 in northeast Brazil1. Brazil has had the highest number of reported ZIKV cases worldwide (more than 200,000 by 24 December 20162) and the most cases associated with microcephaly and other birth defects (2,366 confirmed...
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| author | Faria, N Quick, J Morales, I Thézé, J Kraemer, M Hill, S Wu, C Raghwani, J du Plessis, L Pybus, O al., E |
| author_facet | Faria, N Quick, J Morales, I Thézé, J Kraemer, M Hill, S Wu, C Raghwani, J du Plessis, L Pybus, O al., E |
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| description | Transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas was first confirmed in May 2015 in northeast Brazil1. Brazil has had the highest number of reported ZIKV cases worldwide (more than 200,000 by 24 December 20162) and the most cases associated with microcephaly and other birth defects (2,366 confirmed by 31 December 20162). Since the initial detection of ZIKV in Brazil, more than 45 countries in the Americas have reported local ZIKV transmission, with 24 of these reporting severe ZIKV-associated disease3. However, the origin and epidemic history of ZIKV in Brazil and the Americas remain poorly understood, despite the value of this information for interpreting observed trends in reported microcephaly. Here we address this issue by generating 54 complete or partial ZIKV genomes, mostly from Brazil, and reporting data generated by a mobile genomics laboratory that travelled across northeast Brazil in 2016. One sequence represents the earliest confirmed ZIKV infection in Brazil. Analyses of viral genomes with ecological and epidemiological data yield an estimate that ZIKV was present in northeast Brazil by February 2014 and is likely to have disseminated from there, nationally and internationally, before the first detection of ZIKV in the Americas. Estimated dates for the international spread of ZIKV from Brazil indicate the duration of pre-detection cryptic transmission in recipient regions. The role of northeast Brazil in the establishment of ZIKV in the Americas is further supported by geographic analysis of ZIKV transmission potential and by estimates of the basic reproduction number of the virus. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7b0c187b-d455-4aec-a43b-51e4317eb7772022-03-26T20:48:12ZEstablishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the AmericasJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7b0c187b-d455-4aec-a43b-51e4317eb777Symplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer Nature2017Faria, NQuick, JMorales, IThézé, JKraemer, MHill, SWu, CRaghwani, Jdu Plessis, LPybus, Oal., ETransmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas was first confirmed in May 2015 in northeast Brazil1. Brazil has had the highest number of reported ZIKV cases worldwide (more than 200,000 by 24 December 20162) and the most cases associated with microcephaly and other birth defects (2,366 confirmed by 31 December 20162). Since the initial detection of ZIKV in Brazil, more than 45 countries in the Americas have reported local ZIKV transmission, with 24 of these reporting severe ZIKV-associated disease3. However, the origin and epidemic history of ZIKV in Brazil and the Americas remain poorly understood, despite the value of this information for interpreting observed trends in reported microcephaly. Here we address this issue by generating 54 complete or partial ZIKV genomes, mostly from Brazil, and reporting data generated by a mobile genomics laboratory that travelled across northeast Brazil in 2016. One sequence represents the earliest confirmed ZIKV infection in Brazil. Analyses of viral genomes with ecological and epidemiological data yield an estimate that ZIKV was present in northeast Brazil by February 2014 and is likely to have disseminated from there, nationally and internationally, before the first detection of ZIKV in the Americas. Estimated dates for the international spread of ZIKV from Brazil indicate the duration of pre-detection cryptic transmission in recipient regions. The role of northeast Brazil in the establishment of ZIKV in the Americas is further supported by geographic analysis of ZIKV transmission potential and by estimates of the basic reproduction number of the virus. |
| spellingShingle | Faria, N Quick, J Morales, I Thézé, J Kraemer, M Hill, S Wu, C Raghwani, J du Plessis, L Pybus, O al., E Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas |
| title | Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas |
| title_full | Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas |
| title_fullStr | Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas |
| title_short | Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas |
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