Short report: Introduction of chikungunya virus ECSA genotype into the Brazilian Midwest and its dispersion through the Americas.

• Main Authors: Elaine Cristina de Oliveira (Author), Vagner Fonseca (Author), Joilson Xavier (Author), Talita Adelino (Author), Ingra Morales Claro (Author), Allison Fabri (Author), Eduardo Marques Macario (Author), Ana Elisa Viniski (Author), Claudio Luis Campos Souza (Author), Evanil Sebastiana Gomes da Costa (Author), Claudia Soares de Sousa (Author), Flávia Guimarães Dias Duarte (Author), Arnaldo Correia de Medeiros (Author), Carlos F Campelo de Albuquerque (Author), Rivaldo Venancio Cunha (Author), Noely Fabiana Oliveira De Moura (Author), Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis (Author), Tulio de Oliveira (Author), José Lourenço (Author), André Luiz de Abreu (Author), Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara (Author), Marta Giovanetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Since introduction into Brazil in 2014, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has presented sustained transmission, although much is unknown about its circulation in the midwestern states. Here, we analyze 24 novel partial and near complete CHIKV genomes from Cuiaba, an urban metropolis located in the Brazilian...