Publication details
Putative New West Nile Virus Lineage in Uranotaenia unguiculata Mosquitoes, Austria, 2013
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Citation | |
| Web | Full Text |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2012.140921 |
| Field | Microbiology, virology |
| Keywords | West Nile virus; WNV; lineage 9; lineage 4; Uranotaenia unguiculata; flavivirus; phylogenetic analysis; Austria; mosquitoes; viruses |
| Description | West Nile virus (WNV) is becoming more widespread and markedly effecting public health. We sequenced the complete polyprotein gene of a divergent WNV strain newly detected in a pool of Uranotaenia unguiculata mosquitoes in Austria. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that the new strain constitutes a ninth WNV lineage or a sublineage of WNV lineage 4. |