Detection of enzootic circulation of a new strain of West Nile virus lineage 1 in sentinel chickens in the north of Tunisia.

This report showed the circulation, first molecular detection and sequencing of WNV lineage 1 in chickens in the north of Tunisia and highlights the use of poultry as a surveillance tool to detect WNV transmission in a peri-domestic area.
PMID: 31647898 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Tropica - October 20, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Amdouni J, Monaco F, Portanti O, Sghaier S, Conte A, Hassine TB, Polci A, Valleriani F, Gennaro AD, Zoueri M, Savini G, Hammami S Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: research