Unbiased metagenomic sequencing for pediatric meningitis in Bangladesh reveals neuroinvasive Chikungunya virus outbreak and other unrealized pathogens
Senjuti Saha, Akshaya Ramesh, Katrina Kalantar, Roly Malaker, Md Hasanuzzaman, Lillian M. Khan, Madeline Y. Mayday, Mohammad Saiful Islam Sajib, Lucy M. Li, Charles Langelier, Hafizur Rahman, Emily D. Crawford, Cristina M. Tato, Maksuda Islam, Yun-Fang Juan, , Joseph L. DeRisi
This study uses metagenomic sequencing to identify pathogens in pediatric meningitis cases in Bangladesh, revealing a Chikungunya virus outbreak and other previously undetected causes.
mBio · Dec 16, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics