Phylogenetic analysis of Chikungunya virus strains circulating in the Western Hemisphere

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 800-803

  Lanciotti, Robert S ^a   Lambert, Amy J ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS STRAIN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; GENETICS; HUMAN; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

AMERICAS; CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER; CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS; GENOME, VIRAL; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84963642479     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0375     Document Type: Article

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