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Novel insect-specific flavivirus isolated from northern Europe
19 Sept 2012
Abstract excerpt
Mosquitoes collected in Finland were screened for flaviviral RNA leading to the discovery and isolation of a novel flavivirus designated Hanko virus (HANKV). Virus characterization, including phylogenetic analysis of the complete coding sequence, confirmed HANKV as a member of the "insect-specific" flavivirus (ISF) group. HANKV is the first member of this group isolated from northern Europe, and therefore the...
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