Molecular characterization of chikungunya virus causing the 2017 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Autor: A. Melan, M.S. Aung, F. Khanam, S.K. Paul, B.K. Riaz, S. Tahmina, M.I. Kabir, M.A. Hossain, N. Kobayashi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: New Microbes and New Infections, Vol 24, Iss , Pp 14-16 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2052-2975
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.03.007
Popis: Chikungunya viruses from the 2017 outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were analysed phylogenetically. E1 sequences from 21 strains belonged to the Indian Ocean clade of the East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype, forming a novel cluster with latest South Asian strains. They lacked the A226V substitution. Keywords: Bangladesh, chikungunya virus, Dhaka, genotype, molecular epidemiology
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