"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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Main Authors: David J Pascall, Kyriaki Nomikou, Emmanuel Bréard, Stephan Zientara, Ana da Silva Filipe, Bernd Hoffmann, Maude Jacquot, Joshua B Singer, Kris De Clercq, Anette Bøtner, Corinne Sailleau, Cyril Viarouge, Carrie Batten, Giantonella Puggioni, Ciriaco Ligios, Giovanni Savini, Piet A van Rijn, Peter P C Mertens, Roman Biek, Massimo Palmarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000673