Evidence for current circulation of an ancient West Nile virus strain (NY99) in Brazil
M. J. L. Siconelli, D. M. d. M. Jorge, L. A. d. Castro-Jorge, A. A. Fonseca-Junior, M. L. Nascimento, V. G. Floriano, F. R. d. Souza, E. M. d. Queiroz-Junior, M. F. Camargos, E. D. L. Costa, A. A. B. Carvalho, B. A. L. d. Fonseca
The paper reports the first case of West Nile virus in Ceara state and presents a genome sequence from an isolate in Espirito Santo state, showing it belongs to the NY99 lineage.
bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2020Microbiology