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A New Flavivirus and a New Vector: Characterization of a Novel Flavivirus Isolated from <i>Uranotaenia</i> Mosquitoes from a Tropical Rain Forest
19 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
A novel flavivirus was isolated from Uranotaenia mashonaensis, a mosquito genus not previously known to harbor flaviviruses. Mosquitoes were caught in the primary rain forest of the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire. The novel virus, termed nounané virus (NOUV), seemed to grow only on C6/36 insect cells and not on vertebrate cells. Typical enveloped flavivirus-like particles of 60 to 65 nm in diameter were...
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