Characterization of Virulent West Nile Virus Kunjin Strain, Australia, 2011

Characterization of Virulent West Nile Virus Kunjin Strain, Australia, 2011

To determine the cause of an unprecedented outbreak of encephalitis among horses in New South Wales, Australia, in 2011, we performed genomic sequencing of viruses isolated from affected horses and mosquitoes. Results showed that most of the cases were caused by a variant West Nile virus (WNV) strai...

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Main Authors: Melinda J. Frost, Jing Zhang, Judith H. Edmonds, Natalie A. Prow, Xingnian Gu, Rodney Davis, Christine Hornitzky, Kathleen E. Arzey, Deborah Finlaison, Paul Hick, Andrew Read, Jody Hobson-Peters, Fiona J. May, Stephen L. Doggett, John Haniotis, Richard C. Russell, Roy A. Hall, Alexander A. Khromykh, Peter D. Kirkland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Australia
Kunjin virus
virulence
West Nile virus
glycosylation
horses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/5/11-1720_article

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