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Genome sequences of chikungunya virus isolates from an outbreak in southwest Bangkok in 2018.
Archives of virology - 1 Feb 2020
Chansaenroj Jira, Wanlapakorn Nasamon, Ngamsaithong Chokchai, Thongmee Thanunrat, Na Nakorn Natthaphon, Siriyasatien Padet, Vongpunsawad Sompong, Poovorawan Yong
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An outbreak of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection occurred in southwest Bangkok during the 2018 rainy season. The envelope glycoprotein E1 gene sequence of the infecting strain belonged to an East/Central/South African lineage with alanine at residue 226. Mutations in the predicted E1 (K211E) and E2 (V264A) proteins of CHIKV were identified in CHIKV-infected patients and in an Aedes aegypti mosquito. Analysis of...
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