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Molecular epidemiology of Saint Louis encephalitis virus in the Brazilian Amazon: genetic divergence and dispersal.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Oct 2010
Rodrigues Sueli G, Nunes Márcio R T, Casseb Samir M M, Prazeres Assis S C, Rodrigues Daniela S G, Silva Mayra O, Cruz Ana C R, Tavares-Neto José C, Vasconcelos Pedro F C
Abstract excerpt
Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV), a member of the genus Flavivirus (family Flaviviridae), is an encephalitogenic arbovirus broadly distributed in the Americas. Phylogenetic analysis based on the full-length E gene sequences obtained for 30 Brazilian SLEV strains was performed using different methods including Bayesian and relaxed molecular clock approaches. A new genetic lineage was suggested, hereafter...
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