PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Allison Black
AU  - Barney Potter
AU  - Gytis Dudas
AU  - Leora Feldstein
AU  - Nathan D Grubaugh
AU  - Kristian G Andersen
AU  - Brett R Ellis
AU  - Esther M Ellis
AU  - Trevor Bedford
TI  - Genetic characterization of the Zika virus epidemic in the US Virgin Islands
AID  - 10.1101/113100
DP  - 2017 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 113100
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/03/03/113100.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/03/03/113100.full
AB  - Here we release draft genome sequences of Zika virus (ZIKV) that were sequenced from PCR-positive diagnostic specimens collected by the United States Virgin Islands Department of Health (USVI DoH) as part of their ongoing response to the ZIKV outbreak. We will use these sequences to conduct a genomic epidemiological study of ZIKV transmission in the USVI. We are releasing these genomes in the hope that they are useful for those individuals involved in the public health response to ZIKV and to other groups working to understand Zika virus transmission and evolution.