Role of enhanced vector transmission of a new West Nile virus strain in an outbreak of equine disease in Australia in 2011

BACKGROUND: In 2011, a variant of West Nile virus Kunjin strain (WNV(KUN)) caused an unprecedented epidemic of neurological disease in horses in southeast Australia, resulting in almost 1,000 cases and a 9% fatality rate. We investigated whether increased fitness of the virus in the primary vector,...

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Autores principales: van den Hurk, Andrew F, Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Webb, Cameron E, Tan, Cindy S E, Frentiu, Francesca D, Prow, Natalie A, Hall, Roy A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4280035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25499981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0586-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4280035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25499981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0586-3

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