Genome Sequencing of Zika virus from historical samples and current outbreak. Zika virus

Zika virus (ZIKV) belongs to the family Flaviviridae and is primarily transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. This work seeks to refine existing sequence data on historical ZIKV samples present at BEI and sequence strains from the current outbreak. The aim of this bioproject is to improve the sequence quality of the BEI samples by determining the full length genomic ZIKV sequences and increase the current publicly available full length genomes of ZIKV using Next Generation Sequencing Technologies. The sequence data will be useful to understand the biology of the virus and can help to guide rational development of ZIKV vaccines and antivirals.