Reconstruction of the Evolutionary History and Dispersal of Usutu Virus, a Neglected Emerging Arbovirus in Europe and Africa

Reconstruction of the Evolutionary History and Dispersal of Usutu Virus, a Neglected Emerging Arbovirus in Europe and Africa

Usutu virus (USUV), one of the most neglected Old World encephalitic flaviviruses, causes epizootics among wild and captive birds and sporadic infection in humans. The dynamics of USUV spread and evolution in its natural hosts are unknown. Here, we present the phylogeny and evolutionary history of a...

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Main Authors: Dimitri Engel, Hanna Jost, Michael Wink, Jessica Borstler, Stefan Bosch, Mutien-Marie Garigliany, Artur Jost, Christina Czajka, Renke Luhken, Ute Ziegler, Martin H. Groschup, Martin Pfeffer, Norbert Becker, Daniel Cadar, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/1/e01938-15

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