Characterization of Rift Valley fever virus MP-12 strain encoding NSs of Punta Toro virus or sandfly fever Sicilian virus.

• Main Authors: Olga A Lihoradova (Author), Sabarish V Indran (Author), Birte Kalveram (Author), Nandadeva Lokugamage (Author), Jennifer A Head (Author), Bin Gong (Author), Bersabeh Tigabu (Author), Terry L Juelich (Author), Alexander N Freiberg (Author), Tetsuro Ikegami (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV; genus Phlebovirus, family Bunyaviridae) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen which can cause hemorrhagic fever, neurological disorders or blindness in humans, and a high rate of abortion in ruminants. MP-12 strain, a live-attenuated candidate vaccine, is attenuated in...