The ecology, genetic diversity, and phylogeny of Huaiyangshan virus in China.
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SUBMITTER: Zhang YZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3302241 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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The ecology, genetic diversity, and phylogeny of Huaiyangshan virus in China.
Zhang Yong-Zhen YZ Zhou Dun-Jin DJ Qin Xin-Cheng XC Tian Jun-Hua JH Xiong Yanwen Y Wang Jian-Bo JB Chen Xiao-Ping XP Gao Dong-Ya DY He Yong-Wen YW Jin Dong D Sun Qiangzheng Q Guo Wen-Ping WP Wang Wen W Yu Bin B Li Juan J Dai Yong-An YA Li Wei W Peng Jin-Song JS Zhang Guo-Bin GB Zhang Shaomin S Chen Xiao-Min XM Wang Yan Y Li Ming-Hui MH Lu Xin X Ye Changyun C de Jong Menno D MD Xu Jianguo J
Journal of virology 20111221 5
Surveys were carried out to better understand the tick vector ecology and genetic diversity of Huaiyangshan virus (HYSV) in both regions of endemicity and regions of nonendemicity. Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks were dominant in regions of endemicity, while Rhipicephalus microplus is more abundant in regions of nonendemicity. HYSV RNA was found in human and both tick species, with greater prevalence in H. longicornis and lesser prevalence in R. microplus. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that HYS ...[more]
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