Reconstruction of the Evolutionary History and Dispersal of Usutu Virus, a Neglected Emerging Arbovirus in Europe and Africa

Usutu virus (USUV), one of the most neglected Old World encephalitic flaviviruses, causes epizootics among wild and captive birds and sporadic infection in humans. The dynamics of USUV spread and evolution in its natural hosts are unknown. Here, we present the phylogeny and evolutionary history of a...

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Main Authors: Engel, Dimitri, Jöst, Hanna, Wink, Michael, Börstler, Jessica, Bosch, Stefan, Garigliany, Mutien-Marie, Jöst, Artur, Czajka, Christina, Lühken, Renke, Ziegler, Ute, Groschup, Martin H., Pfeffer, Martin, Becker, Norbert, Cadar, Daniel, Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society of Microbiology 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742707/