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Rapid Epidemic Expansion of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage, Paraguay.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2023
Giovanetti Marta, Vazquez Cynthia, Lima Mauricio, Castro Emerson, Rojas Analia, Gomez de la Fuente Andrea, Aquino Carolina, Cantero Cesar, Fleitas Fatima, Torales Juan, Barrios Julio, Ortega Maria J, Gamarra Maria L, Villalba Shirley, Alfonzo Tania, Xavier Joilson, Adelino Talita, Fritsch Hegger, Iani Felipe C M, Pereira Glauco C, de Oliveira Carla, Schuab Gabriel, Rodrigues Evandra S, Kashima Simone, Leite Juliana, Gresh Lionel, Franco Leticia, Tegally Houriiyah, Van Voorhis Wesley C, Lessels Richard, de Filippis Ana Maria Bispo, Ojeda Andrea, Sequera Guillermo, Montoya Romeo, Holmes Edward C, de Oliveira Tulio, Rico Jairo M, Lourenço José, Fonseca Vagner, Alcantara Luiz C J
Abstract excerpt
The spread of Chikungunya virus is a major public health concern in the Americas. There were >120,000 cases and 51 deaths in 2023, of which 46 occurred in Paraguay. Using a suite of genomic, phylodynamic, and epidemiologic techniques, we characterized the ongoing large chikungunya epidemic in Paraguay.
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