Amit Sharma

Unravelling the genomic epidemiology and antigenic evolution of Chandipura virus: A slow-evolving neurotropic threat

Over six decades (1966–2024), 23 whole-genome sequences of Chandipura virus (CHPV), a neurotropic rhabdovirus associated with acute encephalitis primarily in India, have been analyzed. The virus is believed to be transmitted mainly by Sergentomyia and Phlebotomus sandflies. An ep...