Sequencing of Historical Isolates, K-mer Mining and High Serological Cross-Reactivity with Ross River Virus Argue against the Presence of Getah Virus in Australia
Getah virus (GETV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus primarily associated with disease in horses and pigs in Asia. GETV was also reported to have been isolated from mosquitoes in Australia in 1961; however, retrieval and sequencing of the original isolates (N544 and N554), illustrated that these...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/10/848 |