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

Charlys da Costa, Antonio; Thézé, Julien; Komninakis, Shirley Cavalcante Vasconcelos; Sanz-Duro, Rodrigo Lopes; Felinto, Marta Rejane Lemos; Moura, Lúcia Cristina Corrêa; Barroso, Ivoneide Moreira de Oliveira; Santos, Lucineide Eliziario Correia; Nunes, Mardjane Alves de Lemos; Moura, Adriana Avila; Lourenço, José; Deng, Xutao; Delwart, Eric L; Guimarães, Maria Raquel Dos Anjos Silva; Pybus, Oliver G; Sabino, Ester C; Faria, Nuno R

Charlys da Costa, Antonio; Thézé, Julien; Komninakis, Shirley Cavalcante Vasconcelos; Sanz-Duro, Rodrigo Lopes; Felinto, Marta Rejane Lemos; Moura, Lúcia Cristina Corrêa; Barroso, Ivoneide Moreira de Oliveira; Santos, Lucineide Eliziario Correia; Nunes, Mardjane Alves de Lemos; Moura, Adriana Avila; Lourenço, José; Deng, Xutao; Delwart, Eric L; Guimarães, Maria Raquel Dos Anjos Silva; Pybus, Oliver G; Sabino, Ester C; Faria, Nuno R.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 23(10): 1742-1744, 2017 10.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28930031

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We investigated an outbreak of exanthematous illness in Maceió 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.

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Chikungunya Fever/epidemiology; Chikungunya virus/genetics; Disease Outbreaks; RNA, Viral/genetics; Zika Virus Infection/epidemiology; Zika Virus/genetics; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; Brazil/epidemiology; Chikungunya Fever/transmission; Chikungunya Fever/virology; Chikungunya virus/classification; Chikungunya virus/isolation & purification; Child; Child, Preschool; Coinfection; Exanthema/pathology; Exanthema/virology; Female; Genotype; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Phylogeny; Zika Virus/classification; Zika Virus/isolation & purification; Zika Virus Infection/transmission; Zika Virus Infection/virology

Key words

Brazil; ECSA genotype; East/Central/South African genotype; Maceió; Zika virus; chikungunya virus; dengue virus; genetic epidemiology; vector-borne infections; viruses

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: RNA, Viral / Chikungunya virus / Disease Outbreaks / Chikungunya Fever / Zika Virus / Zika Virus Infection Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Animals / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2017 Type: Article

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