Whole-genome sequencing analysis from the Chikungunya Virus Caribbean outbreak reveals novel evolutionary genomic elements

Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an alphavirus and member of the Togaviridae family, is capableof causing severe febrile disease in humans. In December of 2013 the Asian Lineage of CHIKV spread from the Old World to the Americas, spreading rapidly throughout the New World. Given this new emerge...

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Main Author: Stapleford, K. (author)
Other Authors: Moratorio, Gonzalo (author), Henningsson, R. (author), Chen, R. (author), Matheus, S. (author), Enfissi, A. (author), Weissglas-Volkov, D. (author), Isakov, O. (author), Blanc, H. (author), Mounce, B. C. (author), Dupont-Rouzeyrol, M. (author), Shomron, N. (author), Weaver, S. (author), Fontes, Magnus (author), Rousset, D. (author), Vignuzzi, Marco (author)
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Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/22413
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