Divergent Barmah Forest Virus from Papua New Guinea

Authors :: Glennis Rai
Andrew R. Greenhill
Paul F. Horwood
Dhanasekaran Vijaykrishna
Grace Bande
Julian Druce
William Pomat
Mohammad Yazid Abdad
Debbie Kisa
Stacey E. Lynch
Leon Caly
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 12, Pp 2266-2269 (2019), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019.
Abstract: We report a case of Barmah Forest virus infection in a child from Central Province, Papua New Guinea, who had no previous travel history. Genomic characterization of the virus showed divergent origin compared with viruses previously detected, supporting the hypothesis that the range of Barmah Forest virus extends beyond Australia.

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