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First isolation of West Nile virus from a dromedary camel

Sunitha JosephCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
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Ulrich WerneryCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
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Jade LL TengDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Renate WerneryCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
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Yi HuangDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Nissy AG PatterilCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
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Kwok-Hung ChanDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Shyna K ElizabethCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
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Rachel YY FanDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Susanna KP LauDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310000, Zhejiang Province, China
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Jörg KinneCentral Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates
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Patrick CY WooDepartment of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Research Centre of Infection and Immunology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Carol Yu Centre for Infection, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou310000, Zhejiang Province, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-12 | Received 30 Nov 2015, Accepted 07 Mar 2016, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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