Article
Genomic epidemiology supports multiple introductions and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Colombia.
BMC infectious diseases - 12 Nov 2019
Black Allison, Moncla Louise H, Laiton-Donato Katherine, Potter Barney, Pardo Lissethe, Rico Angelica, Tovar Catalina, Rojas Diana P, Longini Ira M, Halloran M Elizabeth, Peláez-Carvajal Dioselina, Ramírez Juan D, Mercado-Reyes Marcela, Bedford Trevor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Colombia was the second most affected country during the American Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, with over 109,000 reported cases. Despite the scale of the outbreak, limited genomic sequence data were available from Colombia. We sought to sequence additional samples and use genomic epidemiology to describe ZIKV dynamics in Colombia. METHODS: We sequenced ZIKV genomes directly from clinical diagnostic...
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