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Chikungunya Outbreak in the Republic of the Congo, 2019-Epidemiological, Virological and Entomological Findings of a South-North Multidisciplinary Taskforce Investigation.
Viruses - 13 Sept 2020
Vairo Francesco, Aimè Coussoud-Mavoungou Martin Parfait, Ntoumi Francine, Castilletti Concetta, Kitembo Lambert, Haider Najmul, Carletti Fabrizio, Colavita Francesca, Gruber Cesare E M, Iannetta Marco, Messina Francesco, Lanini Simone, Ulrich Judicaël Biez, Giombini Emanuela, Montaldo Chiara, Portella Chantal, Diafouka-Diatela Steve, Rueca Martina, Kock Richard, Bartolini Barbara, Mboera Leonard, Munster Vincent, Fischer Robert, Seifert Stephanie, Muñoz-Fontela César, Escudero-Pérez Beatriz, Gomez-Medina Sergio, Nelson Emily V, Kjia Tungu Patrick, Nicastri Emanuele, Puro Vincenzo, Di Caro Antonino, Capobianchi Maria Rosaria, Mikolo Jacqueline Lydia, Zumla Alimuddin, Ippolito Giuseppe, On Behalf Of The Pandora-Id-Net Consortium Chikungunya Outbreak Group Taskforce
Abstract excerpt
The Republic of Congo (RoC) declared a chikungunya (CHIK) outbreak on 9 February 2019. We conducted a ONE-Human-Animal HEALTH epidemiological, virological and entomological investigation. Methods: We collected national surveillance and epidemiological data. CHIK diagnosis was based on RT-PCR and CHIKV-specific antibodies. Full CHIKV genome sequences were obtained by Sanger and MinION approaches and Bayesian tree...
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