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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
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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...
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