Batai and Ngari Viruses: M Segment Reassortment and Association with Severe Febrile Disease Outbreaks in East Africa

Ngari virus is an orthobunyavirus recently recognized as a reassortant between Bunyamwera virus and an as yet unidentified M segment donor. Analysis of M segment sequences of Batai and Ilesha viruses revealed 95% deduced amino acid identity between Batai virus and Ngari virus. These findings suggest...

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Main Authors: Briese, Thomas, Bird, Brian, Kapoor, Vishal, Nichol, Stuart T., Lipkin, W. Ian
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Genetic Diversity and Evolution
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1472162/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16699043
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.02448-05
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