Mosquito-borne alphaviruses in Zambia: Isolation and characterization of Eilat and Sindbis viruses

Alphaviruses in the family Togaviridae include zoonotic arthropod-borne viruses, including Sindbis virus (SINV), chikungunya virus, as well as insect-specific viruses such as Eilat virus (EILV). Previous investigations of alphaviruses in Zambia have identified a novel insect-specific alphavirus, Mwi...

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Published in:	Virus Research
Main Authors:	Chadwic De’Sean Mears, Koshiro Tabata, Takuma Ariizumi, Bernard M. Hang'ombe, Yongjin Qiu, Hayato Harima, Masahiro Kajihara, William W. Hall, Michihito Sasaki, Hirofumi Sawa, Yasuko Orba
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-08-01
Subjects:	Alphavirus Sindbis virus Eilat virus Mosquito Zambia
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168170225000826