| Literature DB >> 27120007 |
Liliane Costa Conteville1, Louise Zanella1, Michel Abanto Marín1, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis2, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira2, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente1, Marcos César Lima de Mendonça2.
Abstract
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that emerged in Brazil by late 2014. In the country, two CHIKV foci characterized by the East/Central/South Africa and Asian genotypes, were established in North and Northeast regions. We characterized, by phylogenetic analyses of full and partial genomes, CHIKV from Rio de Janeiro state (2014-2015). These CHIKV strains belong to the Asian genotype, which is the determinant of the current Northern Brazilian focus, even though the genome sequence presents particular single nucleotide variations. This study provides the first genetic characterisation of CHIKV in Rio de Janeiro and highlights the potential impact of human mobility in the spread of an arthropod-borne virus.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27120007 PMCID: PMC4878304 DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760160004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz ISSN: 0074-0276 Impact factor: 2.743