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Evidence for multiple sylvatic transmission cycles during the 2016-2017 yellow fever virus outbreak, Brazil.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2018
Moreira-Soto A, Torres M C, Lima de Mendonça M C, Mares-Guia M A, Dos Santos Rodrigues C D, Fabri A A, Dos Santos C C, Machado Araújo E S, Fischer C, Ribeiro Nogueira R M, Drosten C, Sequeira P Carvalho, Drexler J F, Bispo de Filippis A M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Since December 2016, Brazil has experienced an unusually large outbreak of yellow fever (YF). Whether urban transmission may contribute to the extent of the outbreak is unclear. The objective of this study was to characterize YF virus (YFV) genomes and to identify spatial patterns to determine the distribution and origin of YF cases in Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, the most affected...
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