PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 22(10) November 2026
Abstract
Three ECSA Sub-lineages of Chikungunya Virus Reached Regional Dominance through Distinct Mosquito Adaptations: Chikungunya virus in the ECSA lineage has undergone marked genetic evolution during its global spread. Three sub-lineages reached regional dominance through different mosquito-adaptive strategies: ECSA-IOL shifted from Aedes albopictus to Aedes aegypti, ECSA-2.2 occupied the albopictus-adapted niche, and ECSA-2.1 expanded in the Americas with Aedes aegypti. The circular tree shows genomes downsampled by genotype and location. Branches and the outer ring show genotype: West African (teal), Asian (yellow), ECSA-1 (blue), ECSA-IOL (pink), ECSA-2.1 (light purple) and ECSA-2.2 (dark purple). Tip colours indicate sampling region. Liao et al. 2026
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BibTeX
@article{anon2026plos,
title = {{PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 22(10) November 2026}},
journal = {PLoS Pathogens},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.1371/image.ppat.v22.i10},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v22.i10},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 22(10) November 2026
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/02
JO - PLoS Pathogens
DO - 10.1371/image.ppat.v22.i10
UR - https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v22.i10
AB - Three ECSA Sub-lineages of Chikungunya Virus Reached Regional Dominance through Distinct Mosquito Adaptations: Chikungunya virus in the ECSA lineage has undergone marked genetic evolution during its global spread. Three sub-lineages reached regional dominance through different mosquito-adaptive strategies: ECSA-IOL shifted from Aedes albopictus to Aedes aegypti, ECSA-2.2 occupied the albopictus-adapted niche, and ECSA-2.1 expanded in the Americas with Aedes aegypti. The circular tree shows genomes downsampled by genotype and location. Branches and the outer ring show genotype: West African (teal), Asian (yellow), ECSA-1 (blue), ECSA-IOL (pink), ECSA-2.1 (light purple) and ECSA-2.2 (dark purple). Tip colours indicate sampling region. Liao et al. 2026
SN - 1553-7374
ER -