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Notes from the Field: Chikungunya Virus Spreads in the Americas — Caribbean and South America, 2013–2014

Chikungunya: Genomics & Public Health

CDC information on chikungunya virus & its transmission

CDC notes from the field: chikungunya virus spreads in the Americas — Caribbean and South America, 2013–2014. MMWR 2014. 63(22);500-501.

US assesses virus of the Caribbean. Researchers warn that a change of mosquito host could accelerate spread of chikungunya across the Americas, Aleszu Bajak, Nature News, Aug 12

Comparative analysis of the genome sequences and replication profiles of chikungunya virus isolates within the East, Central and South African (ECSA) lineage. 
Karen Caiyun Chen et al. Virology Journal (2013)

Complete genome sequence of a chikungunya virus isolated in Guangdong, China. 
Xiao-Feng Li et al. Journal of Virology (2012)

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Gene x Gene x Environment: Chikungunya virus is transmitted through a three-way interaction that hinges on viral strain, mosquito genotype, and ambient temperature, researchers have found, by Sandhya Sekar, The Scientist, Aug 12