Phylogenetic Analysis of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus within Two Southwestern United State Counties: a case for a bulk introduction event into the southwest United States
Chase L. Ridenour, Jill Hager Cocking, Samuel Poidmore, Daryn E. Erickson, Breezy N. Brock, Michael Valentine, Steven J Young, Jennifer A. Henke, Kim Y Hung, Jeremy Wittie, Heidie Hornstra, Krystal Lee Sheridan, Heather Centner, Darrin Lemmer, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov, , Crystal M. Hepp
The paper uses phylogenetic analysis to determine if St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV) in Arizona and California originated from local cycling or new imports, finding evidence of annual imports in California and local cycling in Arizona.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2020 · PreprintBioinformatics