title: Louping ill virus genome sequence derived from the spinal cord of an infected lamb.
abstract: Louping ill virus (LIV) is a zoonotic virus causing fatal encephalitis in young sheep and grouse. We have recovered the complete genome sequence from a spinal cord sample prepared from a lamb that was naturally infected with LIV. This is only the second LIV genome sequence reported and the first prepared from a clinical sample.
authors.affiliation: Wildlife Zoonosis and Vector-Borne Diseases Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Denise A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Marston
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Mansfield
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mearns
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Anthony R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Fooks
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Johnson