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SUBMITTER: Kolodziejek J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4184904 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kolodziejek Jolanta J Marinov Mihai M Kiss Botond J BJ Alexe Vasile V Nowotny Norbert N
PloS one 20141003 10
In this study the first complete sequence of the West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 strain currently circulating in Romania was determined. The virus was detected in a Hyalomma marginatum marginatum tick collected from a juvenile song thrush (Turdus philomelos) in the Romanian Danube Delta close to the city of Tulcea, end of August 2013. Our finding emphasizes the role of ticks in introduction and maintenance of WNV infections. Sequence analyses revealed close genetic relationship of the Romanian W ...[more]