Mosquito-Independent Transmission of West Nile virus in Farmed Saltwater Crocodiles (<i>Crocodylus porosus</i>)

Mosquito-Independent Transmission of West Nile virus in Farmed Saltwater Crocodiles (<i>Crocodylus porosus</i>)

West Nile virus, Kunjin strain (WNV<sub>KUN</sub>) is endemic in Northern Australia, but rarely causes clinical disease in humans and horses. Recently, WNV<sub>KUN</sub> genomic material was detected in cutaneous lesions of farmed saltwater crocodiles (<i>Crocodylus por...

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Main Authors: Gervais Habarugira, Jasmin Moran, Agathe M.G. Colmant, Steven S. Davis, Caitlin A. O’Brien, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Jamie McMahon, Glen Hewitson, Neelima Nair, Jean Barcelon, Willy W. Suen, Lorna Melville, Jody Hobson-Peters, Roy A. Hall, Sally R. Isberg, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
west nile virus
saltwater crocodile
water-borne transmission
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/198

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https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/198

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