Title: Rapid Epidemic Expansion of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage, Paraguay
Authors: Giovanetti M, Vazquez C, Lima M, Castro E, Rojas A, Gomez de la Fuente A, Aquino C, Cantero C, Fleitas F, Torales J, Barrios J, Ortega M, Gamarra M, Villalba S, Alfonzo T, Xavier J, Adelino T, Fritsch H, Iani F, Pereira G, de Oliveira C, Schuab G, Rodrigues E, Kashima S, Leite J, Gresh L, Franco L, Tegally H, Van Voorhis W, Lessels R, de Filippis A, Ojeda A, Sequera G, Montoya R, Holmes E, de Oliveira T, Rico J, Lourenço J, Fonseca V, Alcantara L.
Journal: Emerging Infectious Diseases,29(9):. doi: 10.3201/eid2909.230523.: (2023)
Abstract
The spread of Chikungunya virus is a major public health concern in the Americas. There were >120,000 cases and 51 deaths in 2023, of which 46 occurred in Paraguay. Using a suite of genomic, phylodynamic, and epidemiologic techniques, we characterized the ongoing large chikungunya epidemic in Paraguay.
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Citation: Giovanetti M, Vazquez C, Lima M, Castro E, Rojas A, Gomez de la Fuente A, Aquino C, Cantero C, Fleitas F, Torales J, Barrios J, Ortega M, Gamarra M, Villalba S, Alfonzo T, Xavier J, Adelino T, Fritsch H, Iani F, Pereira G, de Oliveira C, Schuab G, Rodrigues E, Kashima S, Leite J, Gresh L, Franco L, Tegally H, Van Voorhis W, Lessels R, de Filippis A, Ojeda A, Sequera G, Montoya R, Holmes E, de Oliveira T, Rico J, Lourenço J, Fonseca V, Alcantara L. Rapid Epidemic Expansion of Chikungunya Virus East/Central/South African Lineage, Paraguay Emerging Infectious Diseases,29(9):. doi: 10.3201/eid2909.230523.: (2023).