Open AccessComplete Genome Sequences of Chikungunya Viruses Isolated from Plasma Specimens Collected from Haitians in 2014
Author(s) -
Sarah K. White,
J. Glenn Morris,
Maha A. Elbadry,
Valéry Madsen Beau De Rochars,
Bernard A. Okech,
John A. Lednicky
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00148-17
Subject(s) - chikungunya , biology , lineage (genetic) , phylogenetic tree , outbreak , virology , virus , genome , alphavirus , genetics , gene
Ten chikungunya virus isolates from human plasma collected in Haiti from May to August 2014, in the midst of a chikungunya fever outbreak, were fully sequenced. The resulting genomic sequences are nearly identical, and phylogenetic analyses indicate they belong to the Asian lineage of the virus.
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