West Nile Virus in Farmed Crocodiles, Zambia, 2019

West Nile Virus in Farmed Crocodiles, Zambia, 2019

We detected West Nile virus (WNV) nucleic acid in crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in Zambia. Phylogenetically, the virus belonged to lineage 1a, which is predominant in the Northern Hemisphere. These data provide evidence that WNV is circulating in crocodiles in Africa and increases the risk for a...

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Main Authors: Edgar Simulundu, Kunda Ndashe, Herman M. Chambaro, David Squarre, Paul Michael Reilly, Simbarashe Chitanga, Katendi Changula, Andrew N. Mukubesa, Joseph Ndebe, John Tembo, Nathan Kapata, Matthew Bates, Yona Sinkala, Bernard M. Hang’ombe, King S. Nalubamba, Masahiro Kajihara, Michihito Sasaki, Yasuko Orba, Ayato Takada, Hirofumi Sawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
West Nile fever
Flaviviridae
Crocodylus niloticus
Zambia
Africa
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/4/19-0954_article

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