An emerging clade of Chikungunya West African genotype discovered in real-time during 2023 outbreak in Senegal
Padane, A.; Tegally, H.; Ramphal, Y.; Ndiaye, S.; Sarr, M.; Diop, M. M.; Diedhiou, C. K.; Mboup, A.; Diouf, N. D.; Souare, A.; Diagne, N. D.; Aza-Gnandji, M.; Dabo, N. A.; Dia, Y. A.; Diaw, N. A.; Leye, N.; Diaw, P. A.; Ambroise, A.; Cisse, B.; Diallo, A. S.; Diop, O.; Diallo, A. A.; Ndoye, S.; Sanko, T. J.; Baxter, C.; Wilkinson, E.; James, S. E.; Tshiabuila, D.; Naidoo, Y.; Pillay, S.; Lessells, R.; Cisse, K.; Leye, A.; Mbaye, A.; Kania, D.; Traore, I.; Kagone, S. T.; Tinto, B.; Ouedraogo, A.-S.; Lourenco, J.; Giovanetti, M.; Giandhari, J.; de Oliveira, T.; Mboup, S.
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Chikungunya (CHIKV) is a re-emerging endemic arbovirus in West Africa. Since July 2023, Senegal and Burkina Faso have been experiencing an ongoing outbreak, with over 300 confirmed cases detected so far in the regions of Kedougou and Tambacounda in Senegal, the largest recorded outbreak yet. CHIKV is typically maintained in a sylvatic cycle in Senegal but its evolution and factors contributing to re-emergence are so far unknown in West Africa, leaving a gap in understanding and responding to recurrent epidemics. We produced, in real-time, the first locally-generated and publicly available CHIKV whole genomes in West Africa, to characterize the genetic diversity of circulating strains, along with phylodynamic analysis to estimate time of emergence and population growth dynamics. A novel strain of the West African genotype, phylogenetically distinct from strains circulating in previous outbreaks, was identified. This suggests a likely new spillover from sylvatic cycles in rural Senegal and potential of seeding larger epidemics in urban settings in Senegal and elsewhere.
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