Distinct Zika virus lineage in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Journal article

Sequencing of isolates from patients in Bahia, Brazil, where most Zika virus cases in Brazil have been reported, resulted in 11 whole and partial Zika virus genomes. Phylogenetic analyses revealed a well-supported Bahia-specific Zika virus lineage, which indicates sustained Zika virus circulation in Salvador, Bahia's capital city, since mid-2014.

Authors: Naccache, S; Thézé, J; Sardi, S; Somasekar, S; Greninger, A

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 1788-1792
• Publication date: 2016-10-15
• Acceptance date: 2016-06-30
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2210.160663
• EISSN: 1080-6059
• ISSN: 1080-6040
• Pmid: 27448188
• Language: English
• Keywords: Bahia; capture probe enrichment; Zika virus; ZIKV; mosquito-borne infections; metagenomic next-generation sequencing; Journal Article; vector-borne infections; outbreak surveillance; flaviviruses; phylogenetic analysis; viruses; Brazil; viral genome assembly; molecular clock