Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Virus from the First Imported Case in Mainland China

Lin Liu; Wei Wu; Xiang Zhao; Ying Xiong; Shuo Zhang; Xiaoqing Liu; Jing Qu; Jiandong Li; Kai Nei; Mifang Liang; Yuelong Shu; Guoliang Hu; Xuejun Ma; Dexin Li

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00291-16

Complete Genome Sequence of Zika Virus from the First Imported Case in Mainland China

Genome Announc. 2016 Apr 21;4(2):e00291-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00291-16.

Authors

Lin Liu¹, Wei Wu¹, Xiang Zhao¹, Ying Xiong², Shuo Zhang¹, Xiaoqing Liu², Jing Qu¹, Jiandong Li¹, Kai Nei¹, Mifang Liang¹, Yuelong Shu¹, Guoliang Hu², Xuejun Ma³, Dexin Li³

Affiliations

¹ NHFPC Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China.
² Jiangxi Province CDC, Nanchang, China.
³ NHFPC Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, Beijing, China lidx@Chinacdc.cn maxj@ivdc.chinacdc.cn.

Abstract

The first case of Zika virus infection was identified in a Chinese traveler returning from Venezuela in February 2016. This report describes the complete genome sequence of Zika virus from the first imported case in China. The genome sequence analysis showed that the Zika virus isolated in this case belongs to the Asian lineage.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the National Key Project for Infectious Disease (2016ZX10004101).