West Nile virus lineage 2 in Romania, 2015–2016: co-circulation and strain replacement

West Nile virus lineage 2 in Romania, 2015–2016: co-circulation and strain replacement

Abstract Background West Nile virus (WNV) is endemic in southeastern Romania and, after the unprecedented urban epidemic in Bucharest in 1996 caused by lineage 1 WNV, cases of West Nile fever have been recorded every year. Furthermore, a new outbreak occurred in 2010, this time produced by a lineage...

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Main Authors: Ani Ioana Cotar, Elena Fălcuță, Sorin Dinu, Adriana Necula, Victoria Bîrluțiu, Cornelia Svetlana Ceianu, Florian Liviu Prioteasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Lineage 2 West Nile virus
Eastern European clade
Central/Southern European clade
Co-circulation
Strain replacement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3145-5

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