@article{fdi:010076125,
  title = {{R}e-emergence of chikungunya in the {R}epublic of the {C}ongo in 2019 associated with a possible vector-host switch},
  author = {{F}ritz, {M}. and {T}aty, {R}. {T}. and {P}ortella, {C}. and {G}uimbi, {C}. and {M}ankou, {M}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric and {B}ecquart, {P}ierre},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {J}anuary 2019, an outbreak of chikungunya virus fever was reported in a rural region near {P}ointe-{N}oire, {R}epublic of the {C}ongo. {M}olecular and phylogenetic analysis of this new {CHIKV} strain demonstrated the presence of the {A}226{V} substitution and a surprisingly close relation with {A}edes aegypti-associated {C}entral {A}frica chikungunya strains. {T}hese results, combined with the preponderance of {A}edes albopictus in the outbreak area, suggest a recent vector-host switch facilitated by the emergence and spread of the {A}226{V} mutation from a related {CHIKV} strain previously circulating in {A}edes aegypti. {T}he proximity of this outbreak to the large city of {P}ointe-{N}oire alerts us to a possibly devastating future outbreak in the absence of measures limiting the proliferation of {A}e. albopictus mosquitoes.},
  keywords = {{C}hikungunya ; {V}irus ; {O}utbreak ; {R}epublic of the {C}ongo ; {C}entral {A}frica ; {A}edes albopictus ; {CONGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {84},
  numero = {},
  pages = {99--101},
  ISSN = {1201-9712},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ijid.2019.05.013},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076125},
}