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Original Articles

Comparative genomic analysis of pre-epidemic and epidemic Zika virus strains for virological factors potentially associated with the rapidly expanding epidemic

Zheng ZhuDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Jasper Fuk-Woo ChanDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Kah-Meng TeeDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Garnet Kwan-Yue ChoiResearch Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Susanna Kar-Pui LauDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Patrick Chiu-Yat WooDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Herman TseDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Kwok-Yung YuenDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1-12 | Received 02 Mar 2016, Accepted 03 Mar 2016, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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