Article
Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 15 Apr 2016
Faria Nuno Rodrigues, Azevedo Raimunda do Socorro da Silva, Kraemer Moritz U G, Souza Renato, Cunha Mariana Sequetin, Hill Sarah C, Thézé Julien, Bonsall Michael B, Bowden Thomas A, Rissanen Ilona, Rocco Iray Maria, Nogueira Juliana Silva, Maeda Adriana Yurika, Vasami Fernanda Giseli da Silva, Macedo Fernando Luiz de Lima, Suzuki Akemi, Rodrigues Sueli Guerreiro, Cruz Ana Cecilia Ribeiro, Nunes Bruno Tardeli, Medeiros Daniele Barbosa de Almeida, Rodrigues Daniela Sueli Guerreiro, Queiroz Alice Louize Nunes, da Silva Eliana Vieira Pinto, Henriques Daniele Freitas, da Rosa Elisabeth Salbe Travassos, de Oliveira Consuelo Silva, Martins Livia Caricio, Vasconcelos Helena Baldez, Casseb Livia Medeiros Neves, Simith Darlene de Brito, Messina Jane P, Abade Leandro, Lourenço José, Alcantara Luiz Carlos Junior, de Lima Maricélia Maia, Giovanetti Marta, Hay Simon I, de Oliveira Rodrigo Santos, Lemos Poliana da Silva, de Oliveira Layanna Freitas, de Lima Clayton Pereira Silva, da Silva Sandro Patroca, de Vasconcelos Janaina Mota, Franco Luciano, Cardoso Jedson Ferreira, Vianez-Júnior João Lídio da Silva Gonçalves, Mir Daiana, Bello Gonzalo, Delatorre Edson, Khan Kamran, Creatore Marisa, Coelho Giovanini Evelim, de Oliveira Wanderson Kleber, Tesh Robert, Pybus Oliver G, Nunes Marcio R T, Vasconcelos Pedro F C
Abstract excerpt
Brazil has experienced an unprecedented epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), with ~30,000 cases reported to date. ZIKV was first detected in Brazil in May 2015, and cases of microcephaly potentially associated with ZIKV infection were identified in November 2015. We performed next-generation sequencing to generate seven Brazilian ZIKV genomes sampled from four self-limited cases, one blood donor, one fatal adult case,...
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