1. Divergent Barmah Forest Virus from Papua New Guinea.
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Caly L, Horwood PF, Vijaykrishna D, Lynch S, Greenhill AR, Pomat W, Rai G, Kisa D, Bande G, Druce J, and Abdad MY
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- Alphavirus genetics, Alphavirus isolation & purification, Alphavirus Infections epidemiology, Alphavirus Infections transmission, Animals, Bayes Theorem, Child, Preschool, Chlorocebus aethiops, Humans, Male, Monte Carlo Method, Papua New Guinea, Phylogeny, Vero Cells, Alphavirus classification, Alphavirus Infections diagnosis, Alphavirus Infections virology
- Abstract
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 virus extends beyond Australia.
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- 2019
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