Volume 8, Number 12—December 2002
Dispatch
Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus from Aedes vexans arabiensis, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Barry R. Miller*
, Marvin S. Godsey*, Mary Crabtree*, Harry M. Savage*, Yagob Al-Mazrao†, Mohammed H. Al-Jeffri†, Abdel-Mohsin M. Abdoon†, Suleiman M. Al-Seghayer†, Ali M. Al-Shahrani†, and Thomas G. Ksiazek*
, Marvin S. Godsey*, Mary Crabtree*, Harry M. Savage*, Yagob Al-Mazrao†, Mohammed H. Al-Jeffri†, Abdel-Mohsin M. Abdoon†, Suleiman M. Al-Seghayer†, Ali M. Al-Shahrani†, and Thomas G. Ksiazek*Table 2
Rift Valley fever virus strains used in the phylogenetic analyses
| Virus designation | Strain name | Geographic origin | Year of isolation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNS UGA44 | Smithburn | Uganda | 1944 | Entebbe strain |
| Ar UGA55 | Lunyo | Uganda | 1955 | Mosquito |
| Ar CAR69 | Ar B 1976 | Central African Rep. | 1969 | Mosquito |
| MP12 EGY77 | MP12 | Egypt | 1977 | ZH 548 strain |
| Ar BUF84 | Ar D 38457 | Burkina Faso | 1984 | Mosquito |
| H2 MAU87 | H D 47311 | Mauritania | 1987 | Human |
| H3 MAU87 | H D 47408 | Mauritania | 1987 | Human |
| An MAD91 | An Mg 990 | Madagascar | 1991 | Bovine |
| B EGY93 | B EGY 93 | Egypt | 1993 | Buffalo |
| H EGY93 | H EGY 93 | Egypt | 1993 | Human |
| H KEN97 | 384-97.1 | Kenya | 1997 | Human |
| Ar SA01 | SA01 1322 | Saudi Arabia | 2001 | Mosquito |
