Genetic Characterization of West Nile Virus Lineage 2, Greece, 2010
We conducted a complete genome analysis of a West Nile virus detected in Culex pipiens mosquitoes during a severe outbreak of human West Nile disease in Greece 2010. The virus showed closest genetic relationship to the lineage 2 strain that emerged in Hungary in 2004; increased virulence may be asso...
Main Authors: | Papa, Anna, Bakonyi, Tamás, Xanthopoulou, Kyriaki, Vázquez, Ana, Tenorio, Antonio, Nowotny, Norbert |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3321789/ |
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