Genome microevolution of chikungunya viruses causing the Indian Ocean outbreak.

Genome microevolution of chikungunya viruses causing the Indian Ocean outbreak.

<h4>Background</h4>A chikungunya virus outbreak of unprecedented magnitude is currently ongoing in Indian Ocean territories. In Réunion Island, this alphavirus has already infected about one-third of the human population. The main clinical symptom of the disease is a painful and invalida...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Schuffenecker, Isabelle Iteman, Alain Michault, Séverine Murri, Lionel Frangeul, Marie-Christine Vaney, Rachel Lavenir, Nathalie Pardigon, Jean-Marc Reynes, François Pettinelli, Leon Biscornet, Laure Diancourt, Stéphanie Michel, Stéphane Duquerroy, Ghislaine Guigon, Marie-Pascale Frenkiel, Anne-Claire Bréhin, Nadège Cubito, Philippe Desprès, Frank Kunst, Félix A Rey, Hervé Zeller, Sylvain Brisse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-07-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030263

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