Application of a targeted-enrichment methodology for full-genome sequencing of Dengue 1-4, Chikungunya and Zika viruses directly from patient samples.

• Main Authors: Uma Sangumathi Kamaraj (Author), Jun Hao Tan (Author), Ong Xin Mei (Author), Louise Pan (Author), Tanu Chawla (Author), Anna Uehara (Author), Lin-Fa Wang (Author), Eng Eong Ooi (Author), Duane J Gubler (Author), Hasitha Tissera (Author), Lee Ching Ng (Author), Annelies Wilder-Smith (Author), Paola Florez de Sessions (Author), Timothy Barkham (Author), Danielle E Anderson (Author), October Michael Sessions (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The frequency of epidemics caused by Dengue viruses 1-4, Zika virus and Chikungunya viruses have been on an upward trend in recent years driven primarily by uncontrolled urbanization, mobility of human populations and geographical spread of their shared vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. I...