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Genetic Diversity and Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Chikungunya Infections in Mexico during the Outbreak of 2014-2016.
Viruses - 31 Dec 2021
Rodríguez-Aguilar Eduardo D, Martínez-Barnetche Jesús, González-Bonilla Cesar R, Tellez-Sosa Juan M, Argotte-Ramos Rocío, Rodríguez Mario H
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, which causes Chikungunya fever. Three CHIKV genotypes have been identified: West African, East-Central-South African and Asian. In 2014, CHIKV was detected for the first time in Mexico, accumulating 13,569 confirmed cases in the following three years. Studies on the molecular diversification of CHIKV in Mexico focused on limited...
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