Complete Genome Sequences of Two Chikungunya Viruses Isolated in the Central African Republic in the 1970s and 1980s

Vianney Tricou (1) , Marion Desdouits (1) , Emmanuel Nakouné (1) , Antoine Gessain (2) , Mirdad Kazanji (1) , Nicolas Berthet (2)

1 Institut Pasteur de Bangui
2 EPVO (UMR_3569 / U-Pasteur_3) - Epidémiologie et Physiopathologie des Virus Oncogènes / Oncogenic Virus Epidemiology and Pathophysiology

Some arboviruses threaten human global health with potentially explosive emergence. Analysis of whole-genome sequences of decades-old isolates might contribute to the understanding of the complex dynamics which drive their circulation and emergence. Here, we report the whole-genome sequences of two Chikungunya viruses isolated in the Central African Republic in the 1970s and 1980s.

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology

Vianney Tricou, Marion Desdouits, Emmanuel Nakouné, Antoine Gessain, Mirdad Kazanji, et al.. Complete Genome Sequences of Two Chikungunya Viruses Isolated in the Central African Republic in the 1970s and 1980s. Genome Announcements, 2017, 5 (9), ⟨10.1128/genomeA.00003-17⟩. ⟨pasteur-03516017⟩