The Israeli strain IS-98-ST1 of West Nile virus as viral model for West Nile encephalitis in the Old World

West Nile virus (WNV) recently became a major public health concern in North America, the Middle East, and Europe. In contrast with the investigations of the North-American isolates, the neurovirulence properties of Middle-Eastern strains of WNV have not been extensively characterized. Israeli WNV s...

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Main Authors: Lucas, Marianne, Frenkiel, Marie-Pascale, Mashimo, Tomoji, Guénet, Jean-Louis, Deubel, Vincent, Desprès, Philippe, Ceccaldi, Pierre-Emmanuel
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC535539/