Chikungunya virus, southeastern France.
Marc Grandadam,Valérie Caro,Sébastien Plumet,Jean Michel Thiberge,Yvan Souares,Anna-Bella Failloux,Hugues Tolou,Michel Budelot,Didier Cosserat,Isabelle Leparc-Goffart,Philippe Desprès +10 more
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Sequence analysis of the viral genomes of imported and autochthonous isolates indicated new features for the potential emergence and spread of the chikungunya virus in Europe.Abstract:
In September 2010, autochthonous transmission of chikungunya virus was recorded in southeastern France, where the Aedes albopictus mosquito vector is present. Sequence analysis of the viral genomes of imported and autochthonous isolates indicated new features for the potential emergence and spread of the virus in Europe.read more
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