Virulence and Evolution of West Nile Virus, Australia, 1960–2012

Virulence and Evolution of West Nile Virus, Australia, 1960–2012

Worldwide, West Nile virus (WNV) causes encephalitis in humans, horses, and birds. The Kunjin strain of WNV (WNVKUN) is endemic to northern Australia, but infections are usually asymptomatic. In 2011, an unprecedented outbreak of equine encephalitis occurred in southeastern Australia; most of the ≈9...

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Main Authors: Natalie A. Prow, Judith H. Edmonds, David T. Williams, Yin X. Setoh, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Willy W. Suen, Jody Hobson-Peters, Andrew F. van den Hurk, Alyssa T. Pyke, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Judith A. Northill, Cheryl A. Johansen, David Warrilow, Jianning Wang, Peter D. Kirkland, Stephen Doggett, Christy C. Andrade, Aaron C. Brault, Alexander A. Khromykh, Roy A. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
virulence
evolutionary markers
viruses
Australia
encephalitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/8/15-1719_article

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