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Ava Butz

University of Nebraska Medical Center

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Organism:virus· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Genomic Characterization of a Severe West Nile Virus Transmission Season using a Single Reaction Amplicon Sequencing Approach

Shawn Freed, Sarah Chandler, Sarah A. Uhm, Zach Pella, Dikchha Gurung, Hallie Smith, Tammy Dowdy, Amanda M. Bartling, Ava Butz, Michael R. Wiley, Mara Jana Broadhurst, Sydney R. Stein, Emily L. McCutchen, Jeff Hamik, Peter C. Iwen, , Joseph R. Fauver

The paper validates a single reaction amplicon sequencing approach for generating high-quality WNV genomes and characterizes transmission dynamics during a 2023 outbreak in Nebraska.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Jan 21, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics