Complete Genome Sequences of Zika Virus Strains Isolated from the Blood of Patients in Thailand in 2014 and the Philippines in 2012

D W Ellison; J T Ladner; R Buathong; M T Alera; M R Wiley; L Hermann; W Rutvisuttinunt; C Klungthong; P Chinnawirotpisan; W Manasatienkij; M C Melendrez; I Maljkovic Berry; B Thaisomboonsuk; P Ong-Ajchaowlerd; W Kaneechit; J M Velasco; I A Tac-An; D Villa; C B Lago; V G Roque Jr; T Plipat; A Nisalak; A Srikiatkhachorn; S Fernandez; I K Yoon; A D Haddow; G F Palacios; R G Jarman; L R Macareo

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00359-16

Complete Genome Sequences of Zika Virus Strains Isolated from the Blood of Patients in Thailand in 2014 and the Philippines in 2012

Genome Announc. 2016 May 12;4(3):e00359-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00359-16.

Authors

D W Ellison¹, J T Ladner², R Buathong³, M T Alera⁴, M R Wiley², L Hermann⁴, W Rutvisuttinunt⁴, C Klungthong⁴, P Chinnawirotpisan⁴, W Manasatienkij⁴, M C Melendrez⁵, I Maljkovic Berry⁵, B Thaisomboonsuk⁴, P Ong-Ajchaowlerd⁴, W Kaneechit⁴, J M Velasco⁴, I A Tac-An⁶, D Villa⁶, C B Lago⁴, V G Roque Jr⁷, T Plipat³, A Nisalak⁴, A Srikiatkhachorn⁸, S Fernandez⁹, I K Yoon¹⁰, A D Haddow², G F Palacios², R G Jarman⁵, L R Macareo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand [email protected].
² Center for Genome Sciences, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
³ Department of Disease Control, Bureau of Epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
⁴ Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁵ Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
⁶ Cebu City Health Department, Cebu City, Philippines.
⁷ Department of Health, Manila, Philippines.
⁸ University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
⁹ United States Army Medical Materiel Development Activity, Frederick, Maryland, USA.
¹⁰ International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Here, we present the complete genome sequences of two Zika virus (ZIKV) strains, Zika virus/Homo sapiens-tc/THA/2014/SV0127-14 and Zika virus/H. sapiens-tc/PHL/2012/CPC-0740, isolated from the blood of patients collected in Thailand, 2014, and the Philippines, 2012, respectively. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis showed that both strains belong to the Asian lineage.