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Phylogenetic relationships of West Nile viruses isolated from birds and horses in Israel from 1997 to 2001.
Virus genes - 1 Jan 2003
Banet-Noach Caroline, Malkinson Mertyn, Brill Assaf, Samina Isak, Yadin Hagai, Weisman Yoram, Pokamunski Shimon, King Roni, Deubel Vincent, Stram Yehuda
Abstract excerpt
In November 1997, an outbreak of a neuroparalytic disease caused by West Nile (WN) virus was diagnosed in young goose flocks. Domestic geese were similarly affected in the late summer and fall of 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. WN viruses were also isolated from migratory and wild birds and horses in 1998-2001. A 1278 bp sequence of the envelope gene of 24 Israeli WN virus isolates was compared with those of seven...
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