Genetic Analysis of West Nile Virus Isolates from an Outbreak in Idaho, United States, 2006–2007

Andriyan Grinev, Caren Chancey, Germán Añez, Christopher Ball, Valerie Winkelman, Phillip Williamson, Gregory A. Foster, Susan L. Stramer and Maria Rios
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Andriyan Grinev: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Caren Chancey: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Germán Añez: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Christopher Ball: Idaho Bureau of Laboratories, Boise, ID 83712, USA
Valerie Winkelman: Creative Testing Solutions, Tempe, AZ 85282, USA
Phillip Williamson: Creative Testing Solutions, Tempe, AZ 85282, USA
Gregory A. Foster: American Red Cross, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA
Susan L. Stramer: American Red Cross, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, USA
Maria Rios: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

IJERPH, 2013, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: West Nile virus (WNV) appeared in the U.S. in 1999 and has since become endemic, with yearly summer epidemics causing tens of thousands of cases of serious disease over the past 14 years. Analysis of WNV strains isolated during the 2006–2007 epidemic seasons demonstrates that a new genetic variant had emerged coincidentally with an intense outbreak in Idaho during 2006. The isolates belonging to the new variant carry a 13 nt deletion, termed ID-?13, located at the variable region of the 3?UTR, and are genetically related. The analysis of deletions and insertions in the 3?UTR of two major lineages of WNV revealed the presence of conserved repeats and two indel motifs in the variable region of the 3?UTR. One human and two bird isolates from the Idaho 2006–2007 outbreaks were sequenced using Illumina technology and within-host variability was analyzed. Continued monitoring of new genetic variants is important for public health as WNV continues to evolve.

Keywords: Flavivirus; West Nile virus; genetic variation; WNV evolution; indel motifs; next generation sequencing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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