Ngoye virus: A novel evolutionary lineage within the genus Flavivirus

• Main Authors: Gilda Grard, Jean Jacques Lemasson, Massamba Sylla, Audrey Dubot, Shelley Cook, Jean Francois Molez, Xavier Pourrut, Rémi Charrel, Jean Paul Gonzalez, Ulrike Munderloh, Edward C. Holmes, Xavier de Lamballerie
• Other Authors: Faculte de Medecine de Marseille Universite de la Mediterranee
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/23290

By using degenerate primers deduced from conserved patterns in the flavivirus polymerase gene, a novel RNA virus was discovered in Rhipicephalus ticks sampled from members of the family Bovidae in Senegal. It was named Ngoye virus (NGOV) after the location from which it was isolated. Viral particles...