Re-emergence of chikungunya in the Republic of the Congo in 2019 associated with a possible vector-host switch
In January 2019, an outbreak of chikungunya virus fever was reported in a rural region near Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. Molecular and phylogenetic analysis of this new CHIKV strain demonstrated the presence of the A226V substitution and a surprisingly close relation with Aedes aegypti-assoc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121930219X |