Ancient ancestry of KFDV and AHFV revealed by complete genome analyses of viruses isolated from ticks and mammalian hosts.

• Main Authors: Kimberly A Dodd (Author), Brian H Bird (Author), Marina L Khristova (Author), César G Albariño (Author), Serena A Carroll (Author), James A Comer (Author), Bobbie R Erickson (Author), Pierre E Rollin (Author), Stuart T Nichol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV) and Kyasanur forest disease virus (KFDV) cause significant human disease and mortality in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Despite their distinct geographic ranges, AHFV and KFDV share a remarkably high sequence identity. Given its emergence d...