St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in the Southwestern United States: A Phylogeographic Case for a Multi-Variant Introduction Event

Since the reemergence of St. Louis Encephalitis (SLE) Virus (SLEV) in the Southwest United States, identified during the 2015 outbreak in Arizona, SLEV has been seasonally detected within Culex spp. populations throughout the Southwest United States. Previous work revealed the 2015 outbreak was caus...

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Main Authors: Chase L. Ridenour, Jill Cocking, Samuel Poidmore, Daryn Erickson, Breezy Brock, Michael Valentine, Chandler C. Roe, Steven J. Young, Jennifer A. Henke, Kim Y. Hung, Jeremy Wittie, Elene Stefanakos, Chris Sumner, Martha Ruedas, Vivek Raman, Nicole Seaton, William Bendik, Heidie M. Hornstra O’Neill, Krystal Sheridan, Heather Centner, Darrin Lemmer, Viacheslav Fofanov, Kirk Smith, James Will, John Townsend, Jeffrey T. Foster, Paul S. Keim, David M. Engelthaler, Crystal M. Hepp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2021.667895/full