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Review
. 2017 Oct;98(10):2413-2420.
doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000908. Epub 2017 Sep 6.

An updated review of avian-origin Tembusu virus: a newly emerging avian Flavivirus

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An updated review of avian-origin Tembusu virus: a newly emerging avian Flavivirus

Wei Zhang et al. J Gen Virol. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Tembusu virus (TMUV, genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae) was first isolated in 1955 from Culex tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In April 2010, duck TMUV was first identified as the causative agent of egg-drop syndrome, characterized by a substantial decrease in egg laying and depression, growth retardation and neurological signs or death in infected egg-laying and breeder ducks, in the People's Republic of China. Since 2010, duck TMUV has spread to most of the duck-producing regions in China, including many of the coastal provinces, neighbouring regions and certain Southeast Asia areas (i.e. Thailand and Malaysia). This review describes the current understanding of the genome characteristics, host range, transmission, epidemiology, phylogenetic and immune evasion of avian-origin TMUV and the innate immune response of the host.

Keywords: Tembusu virus; host innate immune response; host range; transmission; vaccine; virus genome characteristics.

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