Divergent Barmah Forest Virus from Papua New Guinea

Divergent Barmah Forest Virus from Papua New Guinea

We report a case of Barmah Forest virus infection in a child from Central Province, Papua New Guinea, who had no previous travel history. Genomic characterization of the virus showed divergent origin compared with viruses previously detected, supporting the hypothesis that the range of Barmah Forest...

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Main Authors: Leon Caly, Paul F. Horwood, Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna, Stacey Lynch, Andrew R. Greenhill, William Pomat, Glennis Rai, Debbie Kisa, Grace Bande, Julian Druce, Mohammad Y. Abdad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Barmah Forest virus
viruses
divergent strain
divergence
Papua New Guinea
arbovirus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/12/19-1070_article

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