Genome sequencing reveals coinfection by multiple chikungunya virus genotypes in a recent outbreak in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Lais Ceschini Machado (Author), Mariana Carolina de Morais-Sobral (Author), Tulio de Lima Campos (Author), Mylena Ribeiro Pereira (Author), Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque (Author), Clément Gilbert (Author), Rafael Freitas Oliveira Franca (Author), Gabriel Luz Wallau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an RNA virus from the Togaviridae family transmitted by mosquitoes in both sylvatic and urban cycles. In humans, CHIKV infection leads to a febrile illness, denominated Chikungunya fever (CHIKF), commonly associated with more intense and debilitating outcomes. CHIKV arri...