West Nile Virus in Farmed Crocodiles, Zambia, 2019

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Simulundu, Edgar ; Ndashe, Kunda ; Chambaro, Herman M. ; Squarre, David ; Reilly, Paul Michael ; Chitanga, Simbarashe ; Changula, Katendi ; Mukubesa, Andrew N. ; Ndebe, Joseph ; Tembo, John ; Kapata, Nathan ; Bates, Matthew ; Sinkala, Yona ; Hang’ombe, Bernard M. ; Nalubamba, King S. ; Kajihara, Masahiro ; Sasaki, Michihito ; Orba, Yasuko ; Takada, Ayato ; Sawa, Hirofumi
• Description:
  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 animal and human transmission.
• Subjects:
  Alligators And Crocodiles Animals Humans West Nile Fever
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(4):811-814
• Pubmed ID:
  32187004
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7101096
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Place as Subject:
  Zambia
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c992f72a680488a1869b6751fdcb551791ab532c11c2d17b3285bd1c1551fbdb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/86478/cdc_86478_DS1.pdf
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