Genetic Stasis of Dominant West Nile Virus Genotype, Houston, Texas

Davis, C. Todd; Li, Li; May, Fiona J.; Bueno, Rudy; Dennett, James A.; Bala, Adil A.; Guzman, Hilda; Elizondo-Quiroga, Darwin; Tesh, Robert B.; Barrett, Alan D.

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Genetic Stasis of Dominant West Nile Virus Genotype, Houston, Texas

Published Date:

Apr 2007

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1304.061473 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(4):601-604.

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Davis, C. Todd ; Li, Li ; May, Fiona J. ; Bueno, Rudy ; Dennett, James A. ; ... More ▼

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The accumulation and fixation of mutations in West Nile virus (WNV) led to the emergence of a dominant genotype throughout North America. Subsequent analysis of 44 isolates, including 19 new sequences, from Houston, Texas, suggests that WNV has reached relative genetic stasis at the local level in recent years.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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AI67847/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
N01-AI25489/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
T32 AI007536/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States

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