Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Genomic and phenotypic analyses suggest moderate fitness differences among Zika virus lineages
G. Oliveira, C. B. F. Vogels, A. Zolfaghari…·K. G. Andersen
The paper analyzes genomic and phenotypic data from Zika virus lineages to assess fitness differences during the 2015-2016 epidemic, finding moderate fitness changes but no significant virulence or transmission enhancement.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011055