RT Journal Article
T1 Phylogenetic Analysis of the 2020 West Nile Virus (WNV) Outbreak in Andalusia (Spain)
A1 Casimiro-Soriguer, Carlos S.
A1 Perez-Florido, Javier
A1 Fernandez-Rueda, Jose L.
A1 Pedrosa-Corral, Irene
A1 Guillot-Sulay, Vicente
A1 Lorusso, Nicola
A1 Martinez-Gonzalez, Luis Javier
A1 Navarro-Marí, Jose M.
A1 Dopazo, Joaquin
A1 Sanbonmatsu-Gámez, Sara
K1 West Nile virus
K1 Outbreak
K1 Meningoencephalitis
K1 Epidemiology
K1 Phylogeny
K1 Whole genome sequencing
K1 Fiebre del Nilo occidental
K1 Brotes de enfermedades
K1 Meningoencefalitis
K1 Epidemiología
K1 Filogenia
K1 Secuenciación completa del genoma
AB During recent decades West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreaks have continuously occurred in the Mediterranean area. In August 2020 a new WNV outbreak affected 71 people with meningoencephalitis in Andalusia and six more cases were detected in Extremadura (south-west of Spain), causing a total of eight deaths. The whole genomes of four viruses were obtained and phylogenetically analyzed in the context of recent outbreaks. The Andalusian viral samples belonged to lineage 1 and were relatively similar to those of previous outbreaks which occurred in the Mediterranean region. Here we present a detailed analysis of the outbreak, including an extensive phylogenetic study. As part on this effort, we implemented a local Nextstrain server, which has become a constituent piece of regional epidemiological surveillance, wherein forthcoming genomes of environmental samples or, eventually, future outbreaks, will be included.
PB MDPI AG
YR 2021
FD 2021-05-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3467
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3467
LA en
NO Casimiro-Soriguer CS, Perez-Florido J, Fernandez-Rueda JL, Pedrosa-Corral I, Guillot-Sulay V, Lorusso N, et al. Phylogenetic Analysis of the 2020 West Nile Virus (WNV) Outbreak in Andalusia (Spain). Viruses. 2021; 13(5):836.
DS RISalud
RD Apr 9, 2025