Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Chikungunya virus during the 2016 outbreak in Sergipe, northeastern Brazil.
Myrela C S JesusRynat D O ChagasCliomar A SantosRafaela W F SantosGerlane S BarrosRoseli La CorteMarcus V A BatistaLuciane M Storti-MeloPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2021)
The strains circulating in Sergipe are phylogenetically close to other Brazilian samples circulating in the northeast and southeast of the country, as well as viruses circulating during the same period in Haiti, indicating the rapid spread of these haplotypes.