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West Nile Virus Temperature Sensitivity and Avian Virulence Are Modulated by NS1-2B Polymorphisms.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Aug 2016
Dietrich Elizabeth A, Langevin Stanley A, Huang Claire Y-H, Maharaj Payal D, Delorey Mark J, Bowen Richard A, Kinney Richard M, Brault Aaron C
Abstract excerpt
West Nile virus (WNV) replicates in a wide variety of avian species, which serve as reservoir and amplification hosts. WNV strains isolated in North America, such as the prototype strain NY99, elicit a highly pathogenic response in certain avian species, notably American crows (AMCRs; Corvus brachyrhynchos). In contrast, a closely related strain, KN3829, isolated in Kenya, exhibits a low viremic response with...
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