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. 2004 Dec;10(12):2161–2168. doi: 10.3201/eid1012.040486

Table 1. West Nile viral strains used for virulence studies in American Crows.

Virus Strain Source Passage historya Location Genetic lineageb
NY99 NY99-4132 American Crow (brain) V1 USA I
KEN KEN-3829 Culex univittatus V2 Kenya I
Kunjin (KUN) KUN-6453 Cx. annulirostris V1, BHK1 Australia I

aViruses were propagated in Vero (V) or baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells. Numbers following passage source represent the number of viral passages.
bGenetic lineages as reported previously (9).