Isolation of Genotype V St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in Florida

Isolation of Genotype V St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in Florida

We isolated and characterized St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) from cloacal swabs of naturally exposed adult sentinel chickens in 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of SLEV strains isolated in Florida indicated that Brazilian SLEV circulated in 1972 and 2006; lineages were VA and VB.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christy L. Ottendorfer, Jason H. Ambrose, Gregory S. White, Thomas R. Unnasch, Lillian M. Stark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Virus
St. Louis encephalitis virus
flavivirus
phylogeny
sentinel chicken
surveillance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/4/08-1094_article
Description
Summary:We isolated and characterized St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) from cloacal swabs of naturally exposed adult sentinel chickens in 2006. Phylogenetic analysis of SLEV strains isolated in Florida indicated that Brazilian SLEV circulated in 1972 and 2006; lineages were VA and VB.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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