Isolation of Oropouche Virus from Febrile Patient, Ecuador
We report identification of an Oropouche virus strain in a febrile patient from Ecuador by using metagenomic sequencing and real-time reverse transcription PCR. Virus was isolated from patient serum by using Vero cells. Phylogenetic analysis of the whole-genome sequence showed the virus to be simila...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2018-05-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/5/17-1569_article |