Genomic characterization of a reemerging Chikungunya outbreak in Kedougou, Southeastern Senegal, 2023

Idrissa Dieng, Bacary Djilocalisse Sadio, Alioune Gaye, Samba Niang Sagne, Marie Henriette Dior Ndione, Mouhamed Kane, Mamadou Korka Diallo, Bocar Sow, Safietou Sankhe, Ousseynou Sene, Amadou Diallo, Madeleine Dieng, Serge Freddy Moukaha Doukanda, Maimouna Mbanne, Seynabou Mbaye Ba Souna Diop, Diamilatou Balde, Mignane Ndiaye, Khalidou Djibril Sow, Maryam Diarra, Abdoulaye SamAbabacar Mbaye, Boubacar Diallo, Yoro Sall, Ousmane Faye, Boly Diop, Abdourahmane Sow, Amadou Alpha Sall, Cheikh Loucoubar, Ndongo Dia, Oumar Faye, Diawo Diallo, Gamou Fall, Scott C. Weaver, Mamadou Aliou Barry, Mawlouth Diallo, Moussa Moise Diagne

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Abstract

Chikungunya virus has caused millions of cases worldwide over the past 20 years, with recent outbreaks in Kedougou region in the southeastern Senegal, West Africa. Genomic characterization highlights that an ongoing epidemic in Kedougou in 2023 is not due to an introduction event but caused by the re-emergence of an endemic strain evolving linearly in a sylvatic context.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number2373308
JournalEmerging Microbes and Infections
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chikungunya
  • genomic characterization
  • Kedougou
  • outbreak
  • Southeastern Senegal

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Parasitology
  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology

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