RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Genetic characterization of the Zika virus epidemic in the US Virgin Islands
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 113100
DO 10.1101/113100
A1 Allison Black
A1 Barney Potter
A1 Gytis Dudas
A1 Leora Feldstein
A1 Nathan D Grubaugh
A1 Kristian G Andersen
A1 Brett R Ellis
A1 Esther M Ellis
A1 Trevor Bedford
YR 2017
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/03/03/113100.abstract
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.