title: Toward a quantitative understanding of viral phylogeography.
abstract: Phylogeographic approaches help uncover the imprint that spatial epidemiological processes leave in the genomes of fast evolving viruses. Recent Bayesian inference methods that consider phylogenetic diffusion of discretely and continuously distributed traits offer a unique opportunity to explore genotypic and phenotypic evolution in greater detail. To provide a taste of the recent advances in viral diffusion approaches, we highlight key findings arising at the intrahost, local and global epidemiological scales. We also outline future areas of research and discuss how these may contribute to a quantitative understanding of the phylodynamics of RNA viruses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Nuno Rodrigues
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Suchard
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rambaut
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lemey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D058974:Phylogeography; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*