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West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viral genetic determinants of avian host competence.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Feb 2018
Maharaj Payal D, Bosco-Lauth Angela M, Langevin Stanley A, Anishchenko Michael, Bowen Richard A, Reisen William K, Brault Aaron C
Abstract excerpt
West Nile virus (WNV) and St. Louis encephalitis (SLEV) virus are enzootically maintained in North America in cycles involving the same mosquito vectors and similar avian hosts. However, these viruses exhibit dissimilar viremia and virulence phenotypes in birds: WNV is associated with high magnitude viremias that can result in mortality in certain species such as American crows (AMCRs, Corvus brachyrhynchos)...
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