Volume 10, Number 12—December 2004
Research
Differential Virulence of West Nile Strains for American Crows
Table 1
Virus | Strain | Source | Passage historya | Location | Genetic lineageb |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NY99 | NY99-4132 | American Crow (brain) | V1 | USA | I |
KEN | KEN-3829 | Culex univittatus | V2 | Kenya | I |
Kunjin (KUN) | KUN-6453 | Cx. annulirostris | V1, BHK1 | Australia | I |
aViruses were propagated in Vero (V) or baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells. Numbers following passage source represent the number of viral passages.
bGenetic lineages as reported previously (9).
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