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Genetic diversity of Usutu virus.
The new microbiologica - 1 Apr 2012
Peletto Simone, Lo Presti Alessandra, Modesto Paola, Cella Eleonora, Acutis Pier Luigi, Farchi Francesca, Ciotti Marco, Zehender Gianguglielmo, Ciccozzi Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Usutu virus is a mosquito-borne virus first isolated from Culex naevei in South Africa in 1959. The first emergence of Usutu virus outside Africa was recorded in Austria. Here, a phylogenetic analysis targeting the E5 and NS5 genes was carried out on the viral strains circulating in Europe. The N...
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