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. 2009 Feb;15(2):306-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1502.080722.

Tahyna virus and human infection, China

Zhi Lu  1 , Xin-Jun Lu, Shi Hong Fu, Song Zhang, Zhao Xia Li, Xin Hua Yao, Yu Ping Feng, Amy J Lambert, Da Xin Ni, Feng Tian Wang, Su Xiang Tong, Roger S Nasci, Yun Feng, Qiang Dong, You Gang Zhai, Xiao Yan Gao, Huan Yu Wang, Qing Tang, Guo Dong Liang
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Tahyna virus and human infection, China

Zhi Lu et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Feb.

Abstract

In 2006, Tahyna virus was isolated from Culex spp. mosquitoes collected in Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. In 2007, to determine whether this virus was infecting humans, we tested serum from febrile patients. We found immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgG against the virus, which suggests human infection in this region.

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Figure 1
A) Map of China showing location of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. B) Map of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region showing Kashi region (star), where Tahyna virus XJ0625 was isolated from a pool of Culex spp. mosquitoes.
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Figure 2
Phylogenetic analysis of Tahyna virus (TAHV) XJ0625 from China based on the complete nucleotide sequence of the small segment (A) and the medium segment (B). Distances and groupings were determined by the p-distance algorithm and neighbor-joining method with MEGA version 3.1 software (www.megasoftware.net). Bootstrap values are indicated and correspond to 1,000 replications. The tree was rooted by using Bunyamwera virus as the outgroup virus. Scale bars indicate a genetic distance of 0.05-nt substitutions per position.
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