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The distinguishing NS5-M114V mutation in American Zika virus isolates has negligible impacts on virus replication and transmission potential.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 May 2022
Peng Nias Y G, Amarilla Alberto A, Hugo Leon E, Modhiran Naphak, Sng Julian D J, Slonchak Andrii, Watterson Daniel, Setoh Yin Xiang, Khromykh Alexander A
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During 2015-2016, outbreaks of Zika virus (ZIKV) occurred in Southeast Asia and the Americas. Most ZIKV infections in humans are asymptomatic, while clinical manifestation is usually a self-limiting febrile disease with maculopapular rash. However, ZIKV is capable of inducing a range of severe neurological complications collectively described as congenital Zika syndrome (CZS). Notably, the scale and magnitude of...
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