"Frozen evolution" of an RNA virus suggests accidental release as a potential cause of arbovirus re-emergence.
The mechanisms underlying virus emergence are rarely well understood, making the appearance of outbreaks largely unpredictable. Bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8), an arthropod-borne virus of ruminants, emerged in livestock in northern Europe in 2006, spreading to most European countries by 2009 an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000673 |