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ANTIGENIC AND GENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS AND OTHER SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE GENUS PHLEBOVIRUS (BUNYAVIRIDAE)
1 Jun 2007
Abstract excerpt
Preliminary serologic data indicated that two South American phleboviruses (Belterra virus [BELTV] and Icoaraci virus [ICOV]) may be related to Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), an African phlebovirus that causes severe hepatitis and hemorrhagic fever in humans. To further define this relationship and to investigate the underlying genetic basis, comparative serologic and genetic sequence analyses were performed...
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