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Genome analysis of yellow fever virus of the ongoing outbreak in Brazil reveals polymorphisms.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jun 2017
Bonaldo Myrna C, Gómez Mariela Martínez, Dos Santos Alexandre Ac, Abreu Filipe Vieira Santos de, Ferreira-de-Brito Anielly, Miranda Rafaella Moraes de, Castro Marcia Gonçalves de, Lourenço-de-Oliveira Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
The current yellow fever outbreak in Brazil is the most severe one in the country in recent times. It has rapidly spread to areas where YF virus (YFV) activity has not been observed for more than 70 years and vaccine coverage is almost null. Here, we sequenced the whole YFV genome of two naturally infected howler-monkeys (Alouatta clamitans) obtained from the Municipality of Domingos Martins, state of Espírito...
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