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SUBMITTER: Lustig Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4994336 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lustig Yaniv Y Lanciotti Robert S RS Hindiyeh Musa M Keller Nathan N Milo Ron R Mayan Shlomo S Mendelson Ella E
Emerging infectious diseases 20160915 9
A mutation leading to substitution of a key amino acid in the prM protein of West Nile virus (WNV) occurred during persistent infection of an immunocompetent patient. WNV RNA persisted in the patient's urine and serum in the presence of low-level neutralizing antibodies. This case demonstrates active replication of WNV during persistent infection. ...[more]