Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings

Faria, Nuno Rodrigues; Azevedo, Raimunda do Socorro da Silva; Kraemer, Moritz U. G.; Souza, Renato; Cunha, Mariana Sequetin; Hill, Sarah C.; Thézé, Julien; Bonsall, Michael B.; Bowden, Thomas A.; Rissanen, Ilona; Rocco, Iray Maria; Nogueira, Juliana Silva; Maeda, Adriana Yurika; Vasami, Fernanda Giseli da Silva; Macedo, Fernando Luiz de Lima; Suzuki, Akemi; Rodrigues, Sueli Guerreiro; Cruz, Ana Cecilia Ribeiro; Nunes, Bruno Tardeli; Medeiros, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida; Rodrigues, Daniela Sueli Guerreiro; Nunes Queiroz, Alice Louize; Silva, Eliana Vieira Pinto da; Henriques, Daniele Freitas; Travassos da Rosa, Elisabeth Salbe; de Oliveira, Consuelo Silva; Martins, Livia Caricio; Vasconcelos, Helena Baldez; Casseb, Livia Medeiros Neves; Simith, Darlene de Brito; Messina, Jane P.; Abade, Leandro; Lourenço, José; Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior; Lima, Maricélia Maia de; Giovanetti, Marta; Hay, Simon I.; de Oliveira, Rodrigo Santos; Lemos, Poliana da Silva; Oliveira, Layanna Freitas de; de Lima, Clayton Pereira Silva; da Silva, Sandro Patroca; Vasconcelos, Janaina Mota de; Franco, Luciano; Cardoso, Jedson Ferreira; Vianez-Júnior, João Lídio da Silva Gonçalves; Mir, Daiana; Bello, Gonzalo; Delatorre, Edson; Khan, Kamran

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Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings

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Faria, Nuno Rodrigues, Azevedo, Raimunda do Socorro da Silva, Kraemer, Moritz U. G., Souza, Renato, Cunha, Mariana Sequetin, Hill, Sarah C., Thézé, Julien, Bonsall, Michael B., Bowden, Thomas A., Rissanen, Ilona, Rocco, Iray Maria, Nogueira, Juliana Silva, Maeda, Adriana Yurika, Vasami, Fernanda Giseli da Silva, Macedo, Fernando Luiz de Lima, Suzuki, Akemi, Rodrigues, Sueli Guerreiro, Cruz, Ana Cecilia Ribeiro, Nunes, Bruno Tardeli, Medeiros, Daniele Barbosa de Almeida, Rodrigues, Daniela Sueli Guerreiro, Nunes Queiroz, Alice Louize, Silva, Eliana Vieira Pinto da, Henriques, Daniele Freitas, Travassos da Rosa, Elisabeth Salbe, de Oliveira, Consuelo Silva, Martins, Livia Caricio, Vasconcelos, Helena Baldez, Casseb, Livia Medeiros Neves, Simith, Darlene de Brito, Messina, Jane P., Abade, Leandro, Lourenço, José, Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Junior, Lima, Maricélia Maia de, Giovanetti, Marta, Hay, Simon I., de Oliveira, Rodrigo Santos, Lemos, Poliana da Silva, Oliveira, Layanna Freitas de, de Lima, Clayton Pereira Silva, da Silva, Sandro Patroca, Vasconcelos, Janaina Mota de, Franco, Luciano, Cardoso, Jedson Ferreira, Vianez-Júnior, João Lídio da Silva Gonçalves, Mir, Daiana, Bello, Gonzalo, Delatorre, Edson, Khan, Kamran, Creatore, Marisa, Coelho, Giovanini Evelim, de Oliveira, Wanderson Kleber, Tesh, Robert, Pybus, Oliver G., Nunes, Marcio R. T., Vasconcelos, Pedro F. C.·2016·Science

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Zika virus genomes from Brazil: The Zika virus outbreak is a major cause for concern in Brazil, where it has been linked with increased reports of otherwise rare birth defects and neuropathology. In a phylogenetic analysis, Faria et al. infer a single introduction of Zika to the Americas and estimated the introduction date to be about May to December 2013—some 12 months earlier than the virus was reported. This timing correlates with major events in the Brazilian cultural calendar associated with increased traveler numbers from areas where Zika virus has been circulating. A correlation was also observed between incidences of microcephaly and week 17 of pregnancy. Science , this issue p. 345

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Authors: Faria, N. R., Azevedo, R. D. S. D. S., Kraemer, M. U. G., Souza, R., Cunha, M. S., Hill, S. C., Thézé, J., Bonsall, M. B., Bowden, T. A., Rissanen, I., Rocco, I. M., Nogueira, J. S., Maeda, A. Y., Vasami, F. G. D. S., Macedo, F. L. D. L., Suzuki, A., Rodrigues, S. G., Cruz, A. C. R., Nunes, B. T., Medeiros, D. B. D. A., Rodrigues, D. S. G., Nunes Queiroz, A. L., Silva, E. V. P. D., Henriques, D. F., Travassos da Rosa, E. S., de Oliveira, C. S., Martins, L. C., Vasconcelos, H. B., Casseb, L. M. N., Simith, D. D. B., Messina, J. P., Abade, L., Lourenço, J., Alcantara, L. C. J., Lima, M. M. D., Giovanetti, M., Hay, S. I., de Oliveira, R. S., Lemos, P. D. S., Oliveira, L. F. D., de Lima, C. P. S., da Silva, S. P., Vasconcelos, J. M. D., Franco, L., Cardoso, J. F., Vianez-Júnior, J. L. D. S. G., Mir, D., Bello, G., Delatorre, E., Khan, K., Creatore, M., Coelho, G. E., de Oliveira, W. K., Tesh, R., Pybus, O. G., Nunes, M. R. T., & Vasconcelos, P. F. C.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2016-04-15
Volume: 352
Issue: 6283
Pages: 345-349
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf5036
OpenAlex: W2307185071
Cited by: 1,091
References: 4
FWCI: 197.99
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green

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