Divergent Barmah Forest Virus from Papua New Guinea

Autor: Leon Caly, Paul F. Horwood, Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna, Stacey Lynch, Andrew R. Greenhill, William Pomat, Glennis Rai, Debbie Kisa, Grace Bande, Julian Druce, Mohammad Y. Abdad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 12, Pp 2266-2269 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2512.191070
Popis: 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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