Antigenic and genetic relationships among Rift Valley fever virus and other selected members of the genus Phlebovirus (Bunyaviridae)

Preliminary serologic data indicated that two South American phleboviruses (Belterra virus [BELTV] and Icoaraci virus [ICOV]) may be related to Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), an African phlebovirus that causes severe hepatitis and hemorrhagic fever in humans. To further define this relationship and...

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Published in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 76; no. 6; p. 1194
Main Authors:	Xu, Fangling, Liu, Dongying, Nunes, Marcio R T, DA Rosa, Amelia P A Travassos, Tesh, Robert B, Xiao, Shu-Yuan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.06.2007
Subjects:	Amino Acid Sequence Antigenic Variation Base Sequence Complement Fixation Tests Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests Humans Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Rift Valley Fever - virology Rift Valley fever virus - genetics Rift Valley fever virus - immunology RNA, Viral - chemistry RNA, Viral - genetics Sequence Alignment
ISSN:	0002-9637
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