Detection of a novel African-lineage-like Zika virus naturally infecting free-living neotropical primates in Southern Brazil
P. R. Almeida, L. P. Ehlers, M. Demoliner, A. K. Antunes Eisen, V. Girardi, C. Lorenzo, M. Viezzer Bianchi, L. S. Mello, S. P. Pavarini, D. Driemeier, L. Sonne, F. R. Spilki
The paper identifies a novel African-lineage Zika virus infecting free-living howler monkeys in Southern Brazil, suggesting multiple introductions of ZIKV into the Americas.
bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology