2024
A ~40-kb flavi-like virus does not encode a known error-correcting mechanism
Petrone M, Grove J, Mélade J, Mifsud J, Parry R, Marzinelli E, Holmes E. A ~40-kb flavi-like virus does not encode a known error-correcting mechanism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403805121. PMID: 39018195, PMCID: PMC11287256, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403805121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlavi-like virusGenome sizeRNA virusesRNA virus genomesNucleic acid metabolismGenome lengthPhylogenetic inferenceDeleterious mutationsExonuclease domainGenomeVirus genomeProofreading mechanismPopulation extinctionMutation rateRNAAcid metabolismExonucleaseMutationsVirusMetatranscriptomicsStructural analysisLineagesProofreadingMechanismMetabolism
2021
Asynchronicity of endemic and emerging mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in the Dominican Republic
Petrone ME, Earnest R, Lourenço J, Kraemer MUG, Paulino-Ramirez R, Grubaugh ND, Tapia L. Asynchronicity of endemic and emerging mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in the Dominican Republic. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 151. PMID: 33420058, PMCID: PMC7794562, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20391-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAedesAnimalsChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusChildChild, PreschoolCommunicable Diseases, EmergingDengueDengue VirusDisease OutbreaksDominican RepublicEndemic DiseasesEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMosquito ControlMosquito VectorsSpatio-Temporal AnalysisYoung AdultZika VirusZika Virus InfectionConceptsDengue outbreakDisease outbreaksDengue fever casesOutbreak of chikungunyaMosquito-Borne VirusesFever casesFuture health crisesMosquito-borne disease outbreaksFuture outbreaksVirus transmissionAedes mosquitoesSustainable disease control measuresHealth crisisVirusDisease control measuresOutbreakChikungunyaConstant surveillanceZikaControl measuresDominican Republic