Distinct Zika Virus Lineage in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Samia N. Naccache
- Julien Thézé
- Silvia I. Sardi
- Sneha Somasekar
- Alexander L. Greninger
- Antonio C. Bandeira
- Gubio S. Campos
- Laura B. Tauro
- Ester C. Sabino
- Oliver G. Pybus
- Charles Y. Chiu
Publication date
October 2016
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Sequencing of isolates from patients in Bahia, Brazil, where most Zika virus cases in Brazil have been reported, resulted in 11 whole and partial Zika virus genomes. Phylogenetic analyses revealed a well-supported Bahia-specific Zika virus lineage, which indicates sustained Zika virus circulation in Salvador, Bahia’s capital city, since mid-2014
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