A computational method for the identification of Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya virus species and genotypes ■
Vagner Fonseca, Vagner Fonseca, Pieter J K Libin, Pieter J K Libin, Kristof Theys, Kristof Theys, Nuno R Faria, Nuno R Faria, Marcio R T Nunes, Marcio R T Nunes, Maria I Restovic, Maria I Restovic, Murilo Freire, Murilo Freire, Marta Giovanetti, Marta Giovanetti, Lize Cuypers, Lize Cuypers, Ann Nowé, Ann Nowé, Ana Abecasis, Ana Abecasis, Koen Deforche, Koen Deforche, Gilberto A Santiago, Gilberto A Santiago, Isadora C de Siqueira, Isadora C de Siqueira, Emmanuel J San, Emmanuel J San, Kaliane C B Machado, Kaliane C B Machado, Vasco Azevedo, Vasco Azevedo, Ana Maria Bispo-de Filippis, Ana Maria Bispo-de Filippis, Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha, Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha, Oliver G Pybus, Oliver G Pybus, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Luiz C J Alcantara, Luiz C J Alcantara, Tulio de Oliveira, Tulio de Oliveira
In recent years, an increasing number of outbreaks of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika viruses have been reported in Asia and the Americas. Monitoring virus genotype diversity is crucial to understand the emergence and spread of outbreaks, both aspects that are vital to develop effective prevention and treatment strategies. Hence, we developed an efficient method to classify virus sequences with respect to their species and sub-species (i.e. serotype and/or genotype). This tool provides an easy-to-use software implementation of this new method and was validated on a large dataset assessing the classification performance with respect to whole-genome sequences and partial-genome sequences. Available online: http://krisp.org.za/tools.php.