Isolation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Batai Virus, Germany

Hanna Jöst German Mosquito Control Association, Waldsee, Germany; Department of Virology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany

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Alexandra Bialonski German Mosquito Control Association, Waldsee, Germany; Department of Virology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany

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Christel Schmetz German Mosquito Control Association, Waldsee, Germany; Department of Virology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany

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Stephan Günther German Mosquito Control Association, Waldsee, Germany; Department of Virology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany

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Norbert Becker German Mosquito Control Association, Waldsee, Germany; Department of Virology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany

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Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit German Mosquito Control Association, Waldsee, Germany; Department of Virology, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0483
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Volume 84: Issue 2
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A molecular survey including 16,057 mosquitoes captured in Southwest Germany during the summer of 2009 showed the presence of Batai virus (BATV) in Anopheles maculipennis sensu lato. Until this survey, there was no evidence for circulation of BATV in Germany. Analysis of partial S, M, and L segments showed that the sequences from all three segments were most closely related to BATV, indicating that the virus has not undergone reassortment. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a close relationship of the isolated BATV strain from Germany with strains from Slovakia, Ukraine, and Russia.

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*Address correspondence to Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Virology, Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse 74, D-20359 Hamburg, Germany. E-mail: jonassi@gmx.de

Authors' addresses: Hanna Jöst and Norbert Becker, German Mosquito Control Association (KABS), Waldsee, Germany, E-mails: hanna.joest@gmx.de and NorbertFBecker@web.de. Alexandra Bialonski, Christel Schmetz, Stephan Günther, and Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Virology, Hamburg, Germany, E-mails: bialonski@bni-hamburg.de, schmetz@bni-hamburg.de, guenther@bni-hamburg.de, and jonassi@gmx.de.

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©The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2011
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30 Aug 2010
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01 Nov 2010
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Published Online:
04 Feb 2011
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0002-9637
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1476-1645
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