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Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy
27 Oct 2017
Abstract excerpt
We report partial molecular characterization of isolates from an autochthonous chikungunya virus cluster in Latium Region. E1 sequences from 3 patients differ substantially from sequences from the 2007 outbreak in Italy and lack the A226V substitution associated with increased viral fitness in the Aedes albopictus mosquito vector.
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