Spread of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Genotype in Northeast Brazil

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da Costa, Antonio Charlys ; Theze, Julien ; Komninakis, Shirley Cavalcante Vasconcelos ; Sanz-Duro, Rodrigo Lopes ; Lemos Felinto, Marta Rejane ; Correa Moura, Lucia Cristina ; de Oliveira Barroso, Ivoneide Moreira ; Correia Santos, Lucineide Eliziario ; de Lemos Nunes, Mardjane Alves ; Moura, Adriana Avila ; Lourenco, Jose ; Deng, Xutao ; Delwart, Eric L. ; dos Anjos Silva Guimaraes, Maria Raquel ; Pybus, Oliver G. ; Sabino, Ester C. ; Faria, Nuno R.

• Document type: Letter
• Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; v. 23, n. 10, p. 1742-1744, OCT 2017.
• Web of Science Citations: 28

Abstract

We investigated an outbreak of exanthematous illness in Maceio by using molecular surveillance; 76% of samples tested positive for chikungunya virus. Genetic analysis of 23 newly generated genomes identified the East/Central/South African genotype, suggesting that this lineage has persisted since mid-2014 in Brazil and may spread in the Americas and beyond. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/00021-9 - Viral metagenomics to track, explain and predict the transmission and spatiotemporal spread of Dengue and Chikungunya viruses in Brazil
• Grantee: Antonio Charlys da Costa
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• FAPESP's process: 12/03417-7 - Complete genomes for dengue virus: viral genetic diversity among seropositive first-time blood donors and recipients in two blood centres in Brazil
• Grantee: Antonio Charlys da Costa
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
• FAPESP's process: 16/01735-2 - Viral metagenomics to track, explain and predict the transmission and spatiotemporal spread of Dengue and Chikungunya viruses in Brazil
• Grantee: Ester Cerdeira Sabino
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants