Genetic Variability of Chikungunya Virus in Southern Mexico

Genetic Variability of Chikungunya Virus in Southern Mexico

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that causes Chikungunya fever. CHIKV entered Mexico through the state of Chiapas in October 2014. To fully understand the Chikungunya fever outbreak that occurred in southern Chiapas during 2015, we evaluated 22 PCR-confirmed CHIKV-positive pa...

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Main Authors: Kame A. Galan-Huerta, Viviana C. Zomosa-Signoret, Román Vidaltamayo, Sandra Caballero-Sosa, Ildefonso Fernández-Salas, Javier Ramos-Jiménez, Ana M. Rivas-Estilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Chikungunya
phylogeny
phylogeography
Mexico
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/8/714

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