Isolation and Phylogenetic Grouping of Equine Encephalosis Virus in Israel

Isolation and Phylogenetic Grouping of Equine Encephalosis Virus in Israel

During 2008–2009 in Israel, equine encephalosis virus (EEV) caused febrile outbreaks in horses. Phylogenetic analysis of segment 10 of the virus strains showed that they form a new cluster; analysis of segment 2 showed ≈92% sequence identity to EEV-3, the reference isolate. Thus, the source of this...

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Main Authors: Karin Aharonson-Raz, Amir Steinman, Velizar Bumbarov, Sushila Maan, Narender Singh Maan, Kyriaki Nomikou, Carrie Batten, Christiaan Potgieter, Yuval Gottlieb, Peter Mertens, Eyal Klement
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
equine encephalosis virus
EEV
arboviruses
orbivirus
horse
African horse sickness virus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/10/11-0350_article

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