First report of the East-Central South African Genotype of Chikungunya Virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
T. M. de Souza, E. L. de Azeredo, J. B. C. da Silva, P. V. Damasco, C. C. Santos, F. P. de Paiva, P. C. G. Nunes, L. S. Barbosa, M. d. C. Cipitelli, T. Chouin Carneiro, N. R. d. C. Faria, R. M. R. Nogueira, F. de Bruycker-Nogueira, F. B. dos Santos
The paper reports the first molecular characterization of the East-Central South African genotype of Chikungunya Virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, identifying two novel amino acid substitutions.
bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2016Microbiology