Genetic diversity of West Nile virus isolated from the tick, Rhipicephalus pulchellus, in Kenya
Background: West Nile virus is a re-emerging infectious disease that has a wide geographical distribution in Africa, parts of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and the Americas where it causes outbreaks. Although WNV has been isolated in mosquitoes in Kenya, paucity of genetic information exi...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35726 |
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