Phylogenetic Analysis of the 2020 West Nile Virus (WNV) Outbreak in Andalusia (Spain).
Viruses
; 13(5)2021 05 05.
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ABSTRACT
During recent decades West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreaks have continuously occurred in the Mediterranean area. In August 2020 a new WNV outbreak affected 71 people with meningoencephalitis in Andalusia and six more cases were detected in Extremadura (south-west of Spain), causing a total of eight deaths. The whole genomes of four viruses were obtained and phylogenetically analyzed in the context of recent outbreaks. The Andalusian viral samples belonged to lineage 1 and were relatively similar to those of previous outbreaks which occurred in the Mediterranean region. Here we present a detailed analysis of the outbreak, including an extensive phylogenetic study. As part on this effort, we implemented a local Nextstrain server, which has become a constituent piece of regional epidemiological surveillance, wherein forthcoming genomes of environmental samples or, eventually, future outbreaks, will be included.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Filogenia
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Febre do Nilo Ocidental
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Vírus do Nilo Ocidental
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Viruses
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha