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Zika virus evolution and spread in the Americas.
Nature - 15 Jun 2017
Metsky Hayden C, Matranga Christian B, Wohl Shirlee, Schaffner Stephen F, Freije Catherine A, Winnicki Sarah M, West Kendra, Qu James, Baniecki Mary Lynn, Gladden-Young Adrianne, Lin Aaron E, Tomkins-Tinch Christopher H, Ye Simon H, Park Daniel J, Luo Cynthia Y, Barnes Kayla G, Shah Rickey R, Chak Bridget, Barbosa-Lima Giselle, Delatorre Edson, Vieira Yasmine R, Paul Lauren M, Tan Amanda L, Barcellona Carolyn M, Porcelli Mario C, Vasquez Chalmers, Cannons Andrew C, Cone Marshall R, Hogan Kelly N, Kopp Edgar W, Anzinger Joshua J, Garcia Kimberly F, Parham Leda A, Ramírez Rosa M Gélvez, Montoya Maria C Miranda, Rojas Diana P, Brown Catherine M, Hennigan Scott, Sabina Brandon, Scotland Sarah, Gangavarapu Karthik, Grubaugh Nathan D, Oliveira Glenn, Robles-Sikisaka Refugio, Rambaut Andrew, Gehrke Lee, Smole Sandra, Halloran M Elizabeth, Villar Luis, Mattar Salim, Lorenzana Ivette, Cerbino-Neto Jose, Valim Clarissa, Degrave Wim, Bozza Patricia T, Gnirke Andreas, Andersen Kristian G, Isern Sharon, Michael Scott F, Bozza Fernando A, Souza Thiago M L, Bosch Irene, Yozwiak Nathan L, MacInnis Bronwyn L, Sabeti Pardis C
Abstract excerpt
Although the recent Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in the Americas and its link to birth defects have attracted a great deal of attention, much remains unknown about ZIKV disease epidemiology and ZIKV evolution, in part owing to a lack of genomic data. Here we address this gap in knowledge by using multiple sequencing approaches to generate 110 ZIKV genomes from clinical and mosquito samples from 10 countries and...
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