West Nile Virus in Farmed Crocodiles, Zambia, 2019.
Crocodylus niloticus
Flaviviridae
West Nile fever
West Nile virus
Zambia
arboviruses
crocodiles
mosquitoborne disease
vector-borne infections
viruses
zoonoses
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Titre abrégé: Emerg Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9508155
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2020
04 2020
Historique:
entrez:
19
3
2020
pubmed:
19
3
2020
medline:
22
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We detected West Nile virus (WNV) nucleic acid in crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) in Zambia. Phylogenetically, the virus belonged to lineage 1a, which is predominant in the Northern Hemisphere. These data provide evidence that WNV is circulating in crocodiles in Africa and increases the risk for animal and human transmission.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32187004
doi: 10.3201/eid2604.190954
pmc: PMC7101096
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
811-814Références
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