Zika virus in the Americas: early epidemiological and genetic findings

Brazil has experienced an unprecedented epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), with ~30,000 cases reported to date. ZIKV was first detected in Brazil in May 2015, and cases of microcephaly potentially associated with ZIKV infection were identified in November 2015. We performed next-generation sequencing to...

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Main Authors: Faria, N, Azevedo, R, Kraemer, M, Souza, R, Cunha, MS, Hill, S, Thézé, J, Bonsall, M, Bowden, T, Rissanen, I, Rocco, I, Nogueira, J, Maeda, A, Vasami, F, Macedo, F, Suzuki, A, Rodrigues, S, Cruz, A, Nunes, B, Medeiros, D, Rodrigues, D, Nunes Queiroz, A, da Silva, E, Henriques, D, Travassos da Rosa, E, de Oliveira, C, Martins, L, Vasconcelos, H, Casseb, L, Simith, D, Messina, J, Abade, L, Lourenço, J, Carlos Alcantara, L, Lima, d, Giovanetti, M, Hay, S, de Oliveira, R, Lemos, P, de Oliveira, L, de Lima, C, da Silva, S, de Vasconcelos, J, Franco, L, Cardoso, J, Vianez-Júnior, J, Mir, D, Bello, G, Delatorre, E, Khan, K, Creatore, M, Coelho, G, de Oliveira, W, Tesh, R, Pybus, O, Nunes, MR, Vasconcelos, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2016