Investigating the Role of Easter Island in Migration of Zika Virus from South Pacific to Americas

The role of Easter Island in the dissemination of Zika virus from the Pacific islands into the Americas remains unclear. We analyzed new Zika virus sequences from Eastern Island and found that Zika virus was independently disseminated from French Polynesia into the Americas and Easter Island at arou...

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Main Authors: Edson Delatorre, Jorge Fernández, Gonzalo Bello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/11/18-0586_article