Comprehensive mapping of common immunodominant epitopes in the West Nile virus nonstructural protein 1 recognized by avian antibody responses.

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that primarily infects birds but occasionally infects humans and horses. Certain species of birds, including crows, house sparrows, geese, blue jays and ravens, are considered highly susceptible hosts to WNV. The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of W...

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Main Authors: Encheng Sun, Jing Zhao, Nihong Liu, Tao Yang, Qingyuan Xu, Yongli Qin, Zhigao Bu, Yinhui Yang, Ross A Lunt, Linfa Wang, Donglai Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3276514?pdf=render

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