Complete genome sequence of chikungunya virus isolated in the Philippines.

ABSTRACT: Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus of the Togaviridae family, which causes a febrile illness with arthralgia in humans. We report here on the complete genome sequence of chikungunya virus strain CHIKV-13-112A isolated from a patient in the Philippines who was suspected to have dengue virus. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the strain is of the Asian genotype.

SUBMITTER: Kawashima KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4073106 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature