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...and now "flavi-like viruses" in plants! 😲

"More recently flavi-like divergent viruses have been identified in marine invertebrate and vertebrate hosts."

"The striking discovery of gentian Kobu-sho-associated virus (GKaV) expanded the host range of #flavivirus to plants, which was complemented by a recently reported flavi-like virus in carrot."

"Two novel flavi-like viruses shed light on the plant-infecting koshuviruses"
biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20…
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Two novel flavi-like viruses shed light on the plant infecting koshuviruses

The family Flaviviridae is composed of viruses with a positive sense single-stranded RNA genome and includes viruses that are important veterinary and human pathogens.
bioRxiv
#Virus #virology #Flavivirus

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Have you ever had a weak positive test for West Nile #virus only to test negative on a subsequent test?

One recurring problem with #epidemiology of #flavivirus #InfectiousDisease is that antibody tests for one flavivirus happen to be highly crossreactive with other flaviviruses.

That is a problem addressed in:

"Co-Circulation of West Nile, Usutu, and Tick-Borne Encephalitis Viruses in the Same Area: A Great Challenge for Diagnostic and Blood and Organ Safety"
mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/2/366
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Co-Circulation of West Nile, Usutu, and Tick-Borne Encephalitis Viruses in the Same Area: A Great Challenge for Diagnostic and Blood and Organ Safety

Viral infections caused by viruses from the family Flaviviridae such as Zika (ZIKV), Dengue (DENV), yellow fever (YFV), tick-borne encephalitis (TBEV), West Nile (WNV), and Usutu (USUV) are some of the most challenging diseases for recognition in cli…
MDPI
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