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Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(4): 811-814, 2020 04.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32187004
RESUMEN
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.