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Full-Genome Characterization and Genetic Evolution of West African Isolates of Bagaza Virus.
Viruses - 13 Apr 2018
Faye Martin, Faye Oumar, Diagne Moussa Moise, Fall Gamou, Weidmann Manfred, Sembene Mbacke, Sall Amadou Alpha, Faye Ousmane
Abstract excerpt
Bagaza virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, first isolated in 1966 in Central African Republic. It has currently been identified in mosquito pools collected in the field in West and Central Africa. Emergence in wild birds in Europe and serological evidence in encephalitis patients in India raise questions on its genetic evolution and the diversity of isolates circulating in Africa. To better understand genetic...
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