Whole-Genome sequencing of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) from Pakistan: Detection of the East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype during the 2024 outbreak in Mansehra

Massab Umair; Muhammad Yasir; Zunera Jamal; Rabia Hakim; Syed Yawar Saeed; Muhammad Salman; Azhar Iqbal; Muhammad Qasim Khan; Faisal Khanzada; Yusra Javed

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0329856

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Whole-Genome sequencing of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) from Pakistan: Detection of the East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype during the 2024 outbreak in Mansehra

Massab Umair ,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: m.umair@nih.org.pk

Affiliation Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4540-8467

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Muhammad Yasir,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Zunera Jamal,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Rabia Hakim,

Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Syed Yawar Saeed,

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Muhammad Salman,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Virology, National Institute of Health, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Azhar Iqbal,

Roles Resources

Affiliation District Health Office Manshera 85VW+WHW, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Muhammad Qasim Khan,

Roles Resources

Affiliation District Health Office Manshera 85VW+WHW, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Faisal Khanzada,

Roles Resources

Affiliation District Health Office Manshera 85VW+WHW, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Yusra Javed

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation Health Services Academy, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Whole-Genome sequencing of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) from Pakistan: Detection of the East/Central/South African (ECSA) genotype during the 2024 outbreak in Mansehra

Massab Umair,
Muhammad Yasir,
Zunera Jamal,
Rabia Hakim,
Syed Yawar Saeed,
Muhammad Salman,
Azhar Iqbal,
Muhammad Qasim Khan,
Faisal Khanzada,
Yusra Javed

Published: August 26, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329856

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