Zika virus re-emerging as a distinct genetic lineage in India

What is it about?

Report on the emergence of the new lineage of Zika virus in India

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Why is it important?

It is the first report on the emergence or a new genetic lineage of Zika virus in India, with novel non-synonymous mutations in its genome. This warrants further investigations on the implications of these in the human host as well as in the Aedine vectors involved in the transmission of the virus.