Zika Virus MB16-23 in Mosquitoes, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, 2016.
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SUBMITTER: Mutebi JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875261 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
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Zika Virus MB16-23 in Mosquitoes, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, 2016.
Mutebi John-Paul JP Hughes Holly R HR Burkhalter Kristen L KL Kothera Linda L Vasquez Chalmers C Kenney Joan L JL
Emerging infectious diseases 20180417 4
We isolated a strain of Zika virus, MB16-23, from Aedes aegypti mosquitoes collected in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, on September 2, 2016. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that MB16-23 most likely originated from the Caribbean region. ...[more]
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