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Comparative full length genome sequence analysis of Usutu virus isolates from Africa.
Virology journal - 1 Jul 2013
Nikolay Birgit, Dupressoir Anne, Firth Cadhla, Faye Ousmane, Boye Cheikh S, Diallo Mawlouth, Sall Amadou A
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BACKGROUND: Usutu virus (USUV), a flavivirus belonging to the Japanese encephalitis serocomplex, was identified in South Africa in 1959 and reported for the first time in Europe in 2001. To date, full length genome sequences have been available only for the reference strain from South Africa and a single isolate from each of Austria, Hungary, and Italy. METHODS: We sequenced four USUV isolates from Senegal and...
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