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Differential virulence between Asian and African lineages of Zika virus
21 Sept 2017
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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a small enveloped positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus Flavivirus of the Flaviviridae family that has reemerged in recent years as a human pathogen with epidemic potential.To date, the ongoing epidemic in the Americas has led to tens of thousands of confirmed cases in Brazil alone (Pan American Health Organization Zika-Epidemiological Report, 2 March 2017).More...
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