Volume 12, Number 2—February 2006
Dispatch
Introductions of West Nile Virus Strains to Mexico
Eleanor Deardorff*, José G. Estrada-Franco*, Aaron C. Brault†, Roberto Navarro-Lopez‡, Arturo Campomanes-Cortes‡, Pedro Paz-Ramirez‡, Mario Solis-Hernandez‡, Wanichaya N. Ramey†, C. Todd Davis*, David W.C. Beasley*, Robert B. Tesh*, Alan D.T. Barrett*, and Scott C. Weaver*
Table
West Nile virus isolates included in the phylogenetic analyses*
| GenBank No. | Strain | Year | Host | Location† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB185914 | (NY)I | 1999 | Not reported | New York |
| AB185915 | (NY)II | 1999 | Not reported | New York |
| AB185916 | (NY)III | 1999 | Not reported | New York |
| AB185917 | (NY)IV | 1999 | Not reported | New York |
| AF196835 | NY '99 | 1999 | Flamingo | New York |
| AF202541 | NY | 1999 | Human | New York |
| AF206518 | 2741 | 1999 | Connecticut | |
| AF260967 | NY99-eqhs | 1999 | Equine | New York |
| AF260968 | Eg101 | 1951 | Human | Egypt |
| AF260969 | RO97-50 | 1996 | Romania | |
| AF317203 | VLG-4 | 1999 | Human | Russia |
| AF404753 | crow265 | 2000 | Crow | Maryland |
| AF404754 | MQ5488 | 2000 | New Jersey | |
| AF404755 | grouse3282 | 2000 | Grouse | New York |
| AF404756 | crow3356 | 2000 | Crow | New York |
| AF404757 | Italy equine | 1998 | Equine | Italy |
| AF481864 | IS-98 STD | 1998 | Store | Israel |
| AF533540 | US Hum. 1 | 2001 | Human | New York |
| AY185911 | V1151 | 2002 | Mosquito | Texas |
| AY262283 | Kenya3829 | 1998 | Mosquito | Kenya |
| AY268132 | PaAn001 | 2000 | Equine | France |
| AY268133 | PaH001 | 1997 | Human | Tunisia |
| AY277252 | 27889 | 2003 | Human | Russia |
| AY278441 | Ast99-901 | 1999 | Human | Russia |
| AY278442 | Vlg00 27924 | 2000 | Human | Russia |
| AY289214 | TVP 8533 | 2002 | Human | Beaumont, Texas |
| AY490240 | Chin-01 | 2003 | Not reported | China |
| AY660002 | TM171-03 | 2003 | Raven | Tabasco |
| AY701412 | 96-111 | 1996 | Equine | Morocco |
| AY701413 | 04.05 | 2003 | Equine | Morocco |
| AY712945 | Bird 1153 | 2003 | Bird | Harris Co., Texas |
| AY712946 | Bird 1171 | 2003 | Bird | Harris Co., Texas |
| AY712947 | Bird 1461 | 2003 | Bird | Harris Co., Texas |
| AY712948 | v4369 | 2003 | Mosquito | Harris Co., Texas |
| AY842931 | 385-99 | 1999 | Not reported | New York |
| D00246 | Kunjin MRM61C | 1960 | Culex spp. | Australia |
| M12294 | Uganda WNFCG | 1937 | Human | Uganda |
| DQ080070 | TVP 9115 | 2003 | Grackle | Sonora, Mexico |
| DQ080069 | TVP 9117 | 2003 | Horse | Tamaulipas |
| DQ080068 | TVP 9218 | 2003 | Blue heron | Baja California, Mexico |
| DQ080067 | TVP 9219 | 2003 | Green heron | Baja California, Mexico |
| DQ080066 | TVP 9220 | 2003 | Cormorant | Baja California, Mexico |
| DQ080065 | TVP 9221 | 2003 | Grackle | Baja California, Mexico |
| DQ080064 | TVP 9222 | 2003 | Coot | Baja California, Mexico |
| DQ080063 | TVP 9223 | 2003 | Pigeon | Baja California, Mexico |
| DQ080060 | Cc | 2004 | Raven | Baja California, Mexico |
| DQ080072 | FL232 | 2001 | Catbird | Palm Beach Co., Florida |
| DQ080071 | FL234 | 2002 | Equine | Sumter Co., Florida |
| DQ080062 | TWN 165 | 2002 | Mosquito | Iberia Co., Louisiana |
| DQ080061 | TWN 496 | 2004 | Northern cardinal | Iberia Co., Louisiana |
| DQ080051 | AZ-03-1623 | 2003 | Cohise Co., Arizona | |
| DQ080052 | Az-03-1681 | 2003 | Cx. tarsalis | Maricopoa Co., Arizona |
| DQ080053 | Az-03-1799 | 2003 | Cx. tarsalis | Apache Co., Arizona |
| DQ080054 | CA-03 GRLA | 2003 | Cx. quinquefasciatus | Los Angeles, California |
| DQ080055 | CA-03 IMPR 102 | 2003 | Imperial Valley, California | |
| DQ080056 | CA-03 IMPR 1075 | 2003 | Cx. tarsalis | Imperial Valley, California |
| DQ080057 | CA-03S0333081 | 2003 | Crow | Arcadia, California |
| DQ080058 | CA-03S0334814 | 2003 | Crow | Arcadia, California |
| DQ080059 | CA-04 04-7168 | 2003 | Yellow-billed magpie | Sacramento, California |
*Newly sequenced strains are printed in bold text.
†Locality and state (Mexico and United States) or country of isolation.
