Volume 8, Number 8—August 2002
Research
Phylogenetic Relationships of Southern African West Nile Virus Isolates
Felicity J. Burt*
, Antoinette A. Grobbelaar*, Patricia A. Leman*, Fiona S. Anthony*, Georgina V.F. Gibson*, and Robert Swanepoel*
, Antoinette A. Grobbelaar*, Patricia A. Leman*, Fiona S. Anthony*, Georgina V.F. Gibson*, and Robert Swanepoel*Table 1
Twenty-nine southern African West Nile virus isolates (sequences to be submitted to GenBank)
| Isolate | Yr of isolation | Passage level | Source | Location | GenBank Accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 442 | 1958 | m2 | human | Ndumo, Kwa-Zulu Natal, RSAa | AF514918 |
| H 912 | 1964 | m4 | human | Middelburg, Mpumulanga, RSA | AF514919 |
| H 1127 | 1968 | m4 | human | Johannesburg, Gauteng, RSA | AF514920 |
| SPU 101/89 | 1989 | m5 | human | Bloemfontein, Free State, RSA | AF514921 |
| SPU 116/89 | 1989 | m3 | human | Pretoria, Gauteng, RSA | AF514922 |
| SPU 167/89 | 1989 | m7 | human | Ovambo, Namibia | AF514923 |
| SA 381/00 | 2000 | m1 | human | Naboomspruit, Northern Province, RSA | AF514944 |
| SA 93/01 | 2001 | m1 | human | Johannesburg, Gauteng, RSA | AF514945 |
| An 2842 | 1958 | m3 | long-billed crombec | Ndumo, Kwa-Zulu Natal, RSA | AF51424 |
| An 15228 | 1968 | m4 | sentinel pigeon | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514925 |
| An 20587 | 1972 | m3 | sentinel hamster | Mopeia, Mozambique | AF514926 |
| An 24630 | 1977 | m5 | dog | Gabarone, Botswana | AF514927 |
| 94034039 | 1994 | m4 | ostrich | Prince Albert, Western Cape, RSA | AF514928 |
| 9604058 | 1996 | m4 | horse | Somerset West, Western Cape, RSA | AF514946 |
| Ar 4064 | 1962 | m2 | Culex theileri | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514929 |
| Ar 4821 | 1962 | m3 | Cx. univittatus | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514942 |
| Ar 5254 | 1963 | m4 | Cx. univittatus | Welkom, Free State, RSA | AF514930 |
| Ar 5995 | 1963 | m3 | Cx. univittatus | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514943 |
| Ar 6127 | 1964 | m3 | Cx. univittatus | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514931 |
| Ar 6129 | 1964 | m4 | Cx. univittatus | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514932 |
| Ar 6618 | 1964 | m3 | Cx. univittatus | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514933 |
| Ar 7941 | 1965 | m3 | Cx. univittatus | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514934 |
| Ar 7943 | 1965 | m2 | Cx. univittatus | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514935 |
| Ar 7944 | 1965 | m3 | Cx. theileri | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514936 |
| Ar 8352 | 1966 | m3 | Cx. univittatus | Olifantsvlei, Gauteng, RSA | AF514937 |
| Ar 10825 | 1969 | m2 | Cx. univittatus | Bethulie, Free State, RSA | AF514941 |
| Ar 10864 | 1969 | m2 | Cx. univittatus | Bethulie, Free State, RSA | AF514938 |
| Ar 10893 | 1969 | m4 | Aedes caballus | Bethulie, Free State, RSA | AF514939 |
| Ar 20758 | 1984 | m4 | Cx. univittatus | Rondebult, Gauteng, RSA | AF514940 |
aRSA, Republic of South Africa.
