Close Relationship between West Nile Virus from Turkey and Lineage 1 Strain from Central African Republic

We sequenced West Nile viruses (WNVs) from Turkey and found close relationships to WNV lineage 1 strain ArB310/67 from the Central African Republic, distinct from other WNVs circulating in the Mediterranean Basin, eastern Europe, and the Middle East. These findings suggest independent introductions...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ergunay, Koray, Bakonyi, Tamas, Nowotny, Norbert, Ozkul, Aykut
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4313653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25625703
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2102.141135
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Sumario:We sequenced West Nile viruses (WNVs) from Turkey and found close relationships to WNV lineage 1 strain ArB310/67 from the Central African Republic, distinct from other WNVs circulating in the Mediterranean Basin, eastern Europe, and the Middle East. These findings suggest independent introductions of WNV strains from Africa to the Middle East.

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