Bagaza virus in partridges and pheasants, Spain, 2010.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 17(8): 1498-501, 2011 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21801633
In September 2010, an unusually high number of wild birds (partridges and pheasants) died in Cádiz in southwestern Spain. Reverse transcription PCR and virus isolation detected flavivirus infections. Complete nucleotide sequence analysis identified Bagaza virus, a flavivirus with a known distribution that includes sub-Saharan Africa and India, as the causative agent.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bird Diseases
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Flavivirus Infections
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Galliformes
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Flavivirus
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Animals, Wild
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Year:
2011
Type:
Article