Zika virus complete genome from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Authors :: Giovanetti M
Faria NR
Nunes MRT
de Vasconcelos JM
Lourenço J
Rodrigues SG
Vianez JL Jr
da Silva SP
Lemos PS
Tavares FN
Martin DP
do Rosário MS
Siqueira IC
Ciccozzi M
Pybus OG
de Oliveira T
Alcantara LC Junior
Source :: Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases [Infect Genet Evol] 2016 Jul; Vol. 41, pp. 142-145. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 09.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: In May 2015 the first autochthonous Zika virus infection was reported in Brazil. Rapid and urgent measures are needed to contain the ongoing outbreak. Here we report the full-length ZIKV coding sequence from Bahia. Genetic analysis of outbreak sequences will be essential for characterizing the diversity of circulating strains, identifying hotspots of virus transmission and guiding public health control. Rapid and urgent measures are needed to contain the ongoing outbreak.

Subjects :: Brazil
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Phylogeny
Genome, Viral genetics
Zika Virus genetics
Zika Virus Infection virology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1567-7257
Volume :: 41
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 27071531
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2016.03.030