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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Main Authors: Koray Ergunay, Tamas Bakonyi, Norbert Nowotny, Aykut Ozkul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/2/14-1135_article