title: West Nile virus isolated from a Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) in northwestern Missouri, USA, 2012.
abstract: We describe the isolation of West Nile virus (WNV; Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) from blood of a Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) collected in northwestern Missouri, USA in August 2012. Sequencing determined that the virus was related to lineage 1a WNV02 strains. We discuss the role of wildlife in WNV disease epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: 1  Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Arboviral Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3156 Rampart Road, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bosco-Lauth
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: R Ryan
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lash
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Stanley
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authors.lastname: Langevin
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authors.lastname: Godsey
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authors.lastname: Burkhalter
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authors.lastname: Root
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authors.lastname: Gidlewski
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authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: Aaron C
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authors.lastname: Brault
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D048293:Didelphis / Q000821:virology*; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
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