Complete genome sequences of chikungunya virus strains isolated in Mexico: First detection of imported and autochthonous cases

Genome Announcements

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Díaz Quiñonez, José Alberto ^a,b   Ortiz Alcántara, Joanna ^a   Fragoso Fonseca, David Esaú ^a   Garcés Ayala, Fabiola ^a   Escobar Escamilla, Noé ^a   Vázquez Pichardo, Mauricio ^a   Núñez León, Alma ^a   Torres Rodríguez, María de la Luz ^a   Torres Longoria, Belem ^a   López Martínez, Irma ^a   Ruíz Matus, Cuitláhuac ^c   Kuri Morales, Pablo ^d   Ramírez González, José Ernesto ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico y Referencia Epidemiologicos   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Dirección General de Arbitraje   (Mexico)

^d Subsecretaría de Prevención and Promoción de la Salud   (Mexico)

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EID: 85008469053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.00300-15     Document Type: Article

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