Title |
Phylogenetic analyses of chikungunya virus among travelers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2014-2015
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Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, March 2016
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DOI | 10.1590/0074-02760160004 |
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Authors |
Liliane Costa Conteville, Louise Zanella, Michel Abanto Marín, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente, Marcos César Lima de Mendonça |
Abstract |
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that emerged in Brazil by late 2014. In the country, two CHIKV foci characterized by the East/Central/South Africa and Asian genotypes, were established in North and Northeast regions. We characterized, by phylogenetic analyses of full and partial genomes, CHIKV from Rio de Janeiro state (2014-2015). These CHIKV strains belong to the Asian genotype, which is the determinant of the current Northern Brazilian focus, even though the genome sequence presents particular single nucleotide variations. This study provides the first genetic characterisation of CHIKV in Rio de Janeiro and highlights the potential impact of human mobility in the spread of an arthropod-borne virus. |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 2 | 2% |
Unknown | 84 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 16 | 19% |
Researcher | 11 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 10 | 12% |
Professor | 8 | 9% |
Other | 20 | 23% |
Unknown | 11 | 13% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 16 | 19% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 15% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 14% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 7 | 8% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
Other | 13 | 15% |
Unknown | 21 | 24% |