Circulation of Chikungunya virus in Gabon, 2006-2007

This study reports the first isolation and partial genetic characterization of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) from patients during a 2006-2007 dengue-like syndrome outbreak in Gabon. The isolated viruses were phylogenetically close to strains isolated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 years ago a...

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Published in:Journal of medical virology 2008-03, Vol.80 (3), p.430-433
Main Authors: Peyrefitte, Christophe N, Bessaud, Maël, Pastorino, Boris A.M, Gravier, Patrick, Plumet, Sébastien, Merle, Olivier L, Moltini, Isabelle, Coppin, Emilie, Tock, Fabienne, Daries, William, Ollivier, Lénaïck, Pages, Frédéric, Martin, Ronan, Boniface, Frédéric, Tolou, Hugues J, Grandadam, Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
alphavirus
Alphavirus Infections - diagnosis
Alphavirus Infections - epidemiology
Alphavirus Infections - virology
arbovirus
Biological and medical sciences
Chikungunya virus
Chikungunya virus - classification
Chikungunya virus - genetics
Chikungunya virus - isolation & purification
Child
Dengue virus
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gabon
Gabon - epidemiology
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Phylogeny
Viral diseases
Virology
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Summary:This study reports the first isolation and partial genetic characterization of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) from patients during a 2006-2007 dengue-like syndrome outbreak in Gabon. The isolated viruses were phylogenetically close to strains isolated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 7 years ago and to strains isolated more recently in Cameroon. These results indicate a continuing circulation of a genetically stable CHIKV population during 7 years in Central Africa. J. Med. Virol. 80:430-433, 2008. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
ISSN:0146-6615
1096-9071
DOI:10.1002/jmv.21090