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Genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Zika virus circulating in the Americas.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2016
Ye Qing, Liu Zhong-Yu, Han Jian-Feng, Jiang Tao, Li Xiao-Feng, Qin Cheng-Feng
Abstract excerpt
The rapid spread and potential link with birth defects have made Zika virus (ZIKV) a global public health problem. The virus was discovered 70years ago, yet the knowledge about its genomic structure and the genetic variations associated with current ZIKV explosive epidemics remains not fully understood. In this review, the genome organization, especially conserved terminal structures of ZIKV genome were...
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