Genomic characterisation of three Mapputta group viruses, a serogroup of Australian and Papua New Guinean bunyaviruses associated with human disease.

The Mapputta serogroup tentatively contains the mosquito-associated viruses Mapputta, Maprik, Trubanaman and Gan Gan. Interestingly, this serogroup has previously been associated with an acute epidemic polyarthritis-like illness in humans; however, there has been no ensuing genetic characterisation....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Penelope J Gauci, Jane McAllister, Ian R Mitchell, David B Boyle, Dieter M Bulach, Richard P Weir, Lorna F Melville, Aneta J Gubala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4294684?pdf=render