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Recent US bluetongue virus serotype 3 isolates found outside of Florida indicate evidence of reassortment with co-circulating endemic serotypes.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 2018
Schirtzinger Erin E, Jasperson Dane C, Ostlund Eileen N, Johnson Donna J, Wilson William C
Abstract excerpt
Since 1999, 11 serotypes of bluetongue virus (BTV) similar to Central American or Caribbean strains have been isolated in the southeastern United States, predominantly in Florida. The majority of the incursive serotypes have remained restricted to the southeastern US. In recent years, BTV serotype 3 (BTV-3) has been isolated in areas increasingly distant from Florida. The current study uses whole genome...
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