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Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Virus Isolated in Mexico, 2016
José Alberto Díaz-Quiñonez1, Rocío Peña-Alonso2, Edgar Mendieta-Condado2
1Instituto de Diagnóstico y Referencia Epidemiológicos (InDRE) Dr. Manuel Martínez Báez, Mexico City, Mexico Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico alberto.diaz@salud.gob.mx ernesto.ramirez@salud.gob.mx.
Genome Announcements
|August 6, 2016
Abstract:
Zika virus belongs to the genus Flavivirus, and its spread remains an international public health emergency. In this report, we describe the obtainment and molecular characterization of a complete viral genome through the direct metagenomic analysis from saliva from an autochthonous transmission case in Mexico.

