FGCU virologists publish study that finds Zika invaded Florida multiple times in 2016
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Published in Nature · View the paper (DOI)
A new study published in Nature reveals that the Zika virus outbreak in Florida was not a single introduction but rather at least four separate introductions that led to local chains of transmission. The research found that most Florida introductions are linked to the Caribbean, and mosquito control efforts helped limit the spread of t...
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- FGCU virologists publish study that finds Zika invaded Florida multiple times in 2016 Florida Gulf Coast University · May 24, 2017 · first to report
- Zika reached Miami at least four times, Caribbean travel likely responsible Scripps Research Institute · May 24, 2017
- Near real-time genomic sequencing maps introduction and spread of Zika virus in US US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases · May 24, 2017
- Zika spread secrets tracked through new gene sequencing study University of Oxford · May 24, 2017