Genetic analysis of West Nile New York 1999 encephalitis virus
The Lancet, 1999•thelancet.com
Analysis of the genome of the flavivirus responsible for the 1999 New York City encephalitis
epidemic cloned from human brain by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
indicates its identity as a lineage I West Nile virus (WNV; WNV-NY 1999) closely related to
WNVs previously isolated in the Middle East.
epidemic cloned from human brain by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
indicates its identity as a lineage I West Nile virus (WNV; WNV-NY 1999) closely related to
WNVs previously isolated in the Middle East.
Summary
Analysis of the genome of the flavivirus responsible for the 1999 New York City encephalitis epidemic cloned from human brain by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction indicates its identity as a lineage I West Nile virus (WNV; WNV-NY 1999) closely related to WNVs previously isolated in the Middle East.
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