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Genomic Epidemiology Reveals the Circulation of the Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage in Tocantins State, North Brazil.
Viruses - 21 Oct 2022
Souza Ueric José Borges de, Santos Raíssa Nunes Dos, Giovanetti Marta, Alcantara Luiz Carlos Junior, Galvão Jucimária Dantas, Cardoso Franciano Dias Pereira, Brito Feliph Cássio Sobrinho, Franco Ana Cláudia, Roehe Paulo Michel, Ribeiro Bergmann Morais, Spilki Fernando Rosado, Campos Fabrício Souza
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The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus of the family Togaviridae transmitted to humans by Aedes spp. mosquitoes. In Brazil, imported cases have been reported since June 2014 through two independent introductions, one caused by Asian Lineage in Oiapoque, Amapá state, North Region, and another caused by East/Central/South African (ECSA) in Feira de Santana, Bahia state, Northeast Region. Moreover,...
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