Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2016)

Distinct Zika Virus Lineage in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

  • Samia N. Naccache,
  • Julien Thézé,
  • Silvia I. Sardi,
  • Sneha Somasekar,
  • Alexander L. Greninger,
  • Antonio C. Bandeira,
  • Gubio S. Campos,
  • Laura B. Tauro,
  • Ester C. Sabino,
  • Oliver G. Pybus,
  • Charles Y. Chiu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2210.160663
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 10
pp. 1788 – 1792

Abstract

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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.

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