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The authors emphasize on the long-standing codon adaptation of African ZIKV lineages to primate hosts, as this evolutionary framework helps explain several characteristics of African strains [...].
Authors
- Ashkan Roozitalab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2686-5171)
- Jiantao Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2875-9743)
- Chengyu Yang
- Chenyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3199-9422)
- Ge Ying Li
- Richard Y. Zhao
- Wangheng Hou
- Qiyi Tang
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Howard University (US)
- Xiamen University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pathogens
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens15010068
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00