High transmissibility and fetal pathogenicity of recent Zika virus strains from the African lineage
F. Aubry, S. Jacobs, M. Darmuzey, S. Lequime, L. Delang, A. Fontaine, N. Jupatanakul, E. F. Miot, S. Dabo, C. Manet, X. Montagutelli, A. Baidaliuk, F. Gambaro, E. Simon-Loriere, M. Gilsoul, , L. Lambrechts
This study compares transmissibility and pathogenicity of recent African and Asian Zika virus strains, finding African strains more transmissible, lethal, and capable of causing fetal death.
bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2020Microbiology