Reconstruction of the Evolutionary History and Dispersal of Usutu Virus, a Neglected Emerging Arbovirus in Europe and Africa
ABSTRACT Usutu virus (USUV), one of the most neglected Old World encephalitic flaviviruses, causes epizootics among wild and captive birds and sporadic infection in humans. The dynamics of USUV spread and evolution in its natural hosts are unknown. Here, we present the phylogeny and evolutionary his...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-03-01
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Series: | mBio |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01938-15 |