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The origins of dengue and chikungunya viruses in Ecuador following increased migration from Venezuela and Colombia.
BMC evolutionary biology - 19 Feb 2020
Maljkovic Berry Irina, Rutvisuttinunt Wiriya, Sippy Rachel, Beltran-Ayala Efrain, Figueroa Katherine, Ryan Sadie, Srikanth Abhinaya, Stewart-Ibarra Anna M, Endy Timothy, Jarman Richard G
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BACKGROUND: In recent years, Ecuador and other South American countries have experienced an increase in arboviral diseases. A rise in dengue infections was followed by introductions of chikungunya and Zika, two viruses never before seen in many of these areas. Furthermore, the latest socioeconomic and political instability in Venezuela and the mass migration of its population into the neighboring countries has...
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