Collaborators: Marta Giovanetti, Cynthia Vazquez, Mauricio Lima, Emerson Castro, Analia Rojas, Andrea Gomez de la Fuente, Carolina Aquino, Cesar Cantero, Fatima Fleitas, Juan Torales, Julio Barrios, Maria Jose Ortega, Maria Liz Gamarra, Shirley Villalba, Tania Alfonzo, Joilson Xavier, Talita Adelino, Hegger Fritsch, Felipe C. M. Iani, Glauco Carvalho Pereira4, Carla de Oliveira, Gabriel Schuab, Evandra Strazza Rodrigues, Simone Kashima, Juliana Leite, Lionel Gresh, Leticia Franco, Houriiyah Tegally, Wesley C. Van Voorhis11, Richard Lessels10, Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis6, Andrea Ojeda, Guillermo Sequera, Romeo Montoya, Edward C. Holmes, Tulio de Oliveira, Jairo Mendez Rico, José Lourenço, Vagner Fonseca, Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara
Summary: The spread of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a significant public health concern in the Americas, with over 120,000 cases and 51 deaths in 2023, of which 46 occurred in Paraguay. Using a suite of genomic, phylodynamic, and epidemiological techniques, we characterized the ongoing large CHIKV epidemic in Paraguay.
Activity type: Paper
Climade team: Brazil, Americas