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Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy

We report partial molecular characterization of isolates from an autochthonous chikungunya virus cluster in the Latium Region of Italy. E1 sequences from 3 patients differ substantially from sequences from the 2007 outbreak in Italy and lack the A226V substitution associated with increased viral fit...

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Autores principales: Bordi, Licia, Carletti, Fabrizio, Lalle, Eleonora, Colavita, Francesca, Meschi, Silvia, Di Caro, Antonino, Nicastri, Emanuele, Scognamiglio, Paola, Vairo, Francesco, Di Lallo, Domenico, Panella, Vincenzo, Capobianchi, Maria R., Ippolito, Giuseppe, Castilletti, Concetta
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29076806
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.171605
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author Bordi, Licia
Carletti, Fabrizio
Lalle, Eleonora
Colavita, Francesca
Meschi, Silvia
Di Caro, Antonino
Nicastri, Emanuele
Scognamiglio, Paola
Vairo, Francesco
Di Lallo, Domenico
Panella, Vincenzo
Capobianchi, Maria R.
Ippolito, Giuseppe
Castilletti, Concetta
author_facet Bordi, Licia
Carletti, Fabrizio
Lalle, Eleonora
Colavita, Francesca
Meschi, Silvia
Di Caro, Antonino
Nicastri, Emanuele
Scognamiglio, Paola
Vairo, Francesco
Di Lallo, Domenico
Panella, Vincenzo
Capobianchi, Maria R.
Ippolito, Giuseppe
Castilletti, Concetta
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description We report partial molecular characterization of isolates from an autochthonous chikungunya virus cluster in the Latium Region of Italy. E1 sequences from 3 patients differ substantially from sequences from the 2007 outbreak in Italy and lack the A226V substitution associated with increased viral fitness in the Aedes albopictus mosquito vector.
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spelling pubmed-57494662018-01-17 Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy Bordi, Licia Carletti, Fabrizio Lalle, Eleonora Colavita, Francesca Meschi, Silvia Di Caro, Antonino Nicastri, Emanuele Scognamiglio, Paola Vairo, Francesco Di Lallo, Domenico Panella, Vincenzo Capobianchi, Maria R. Ippolito, Giuseppe Castilletti, Concetta Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter We report partial molecular characterization of isolates from an autochthonous chikungunya virus cluster in the Latium Region of Italy. E1 sequences from 3 patients differ substantially from sequences from the 2007 outbreak in Italy and lack the A226V substitution associated with increased viral fitness in the Aedes albopictus mosquito vector. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5749466/ /pubmed/29076806 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.171605 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Bordi, Licia
Carletti, Fabrizio
Lalle, Eleonora
Colavita, Francesca
Meschi, Silvia
Di Caro, Antonino
Nicastri, Emanuele
Scognamiglio, Paola
Vairo, Francesco
Di Lallo, Domenico
Panella, Vincenzo
Capobianchi, Maria R.
Ippolito, Giuseppe
Castilletti, Concetta
Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy
title Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy
title_full Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy
title_fullStr Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy
title_full_unstemmed Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy
title_short Molecular Characterization of Autochthonous Chikungunya Cluster in Latium Region, Italy
title_sort molecular characterization of autochthonous chikungunya cluster in latium region, italy
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29076806
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2401.171605
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