Spread of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Genotype in Northeast Brazil.

ABSTRACT: We investigated an outbreak of exanthematous illness in Maceió by using molecular surveillance; 76% of samples tested positive for chikungunya virus. Genetic analysis of 23 newly generated genomes identified the East/Central/South African genotype, suggesting that this lineage has persisted since mid-2014 in Brazil and may spread in the Americas and beyond.

SUBMITTER: Charlys da Costa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621546 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature