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Usutu Virus RNA in Mosquitoes, Israel, 2014-2015.

Authors :
Mannasse B
Mendelson E
Orshan L
Mor O
Shalom U
Yeger T
Lustig Y
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2017 Oct; Vol. 23 (10), pp. 1699-1702.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

We identified Usutu virus (USUV) RNA in 6 pools of mosquitoes trapped in northern Israel during 2014-2015. These Israeli strains were most similar to strains identified in Senegal and Germany, which further elucidates common ancestry and evolutionary dynamics of USUV. Our findings suggest that human infection with USUV might occur in Israel.

Subjects

Subjects :
Animals
Flavivirus classification
Flavivirus isolation & purification
Flavivirus Infections epidemiology
Flavivirus Infections transmission
Germany epidemiology
Humans
Israel epidemiology
Phylogeny
Phylogeography
Senegal epidemiology
Culex virology
Flavivirus genetics
Insect Vectors virology
RNA, Viral genetics
Viral Nonstructural Proteins genetics

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
23
Issue :
10
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28930008
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2310.171017
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