Divergent Barmah Forest Virus from Papua New Guinea
We report a case of Barmah Forest virus infection in a child from Central Province, Papua New Guinea, who had no previous travel history. Genomic characterization of the virus showed divergent origin compared with viruses previously detected, supporting the hypothesis that the range of Barmah Forest...
Main Authors: | Leon Caly, Paul F. Horwood, Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna, Stacey Lynch, Andrew R. Greenhill, William Pomat, Glennis Rai, Debbie Kisa, Grace Bande, Julian Druce, Mohammad Y. Abdad |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-1070_article |
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