Sabiá virus has been circulating in Brazil for 142 years and mutating, study finds (IMAGE)

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Sabiá virus has been circulating in Brazil for 142 years and mutating, study finds

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Map of municipalities in the state of São Paulo indicating locations where natural Sabiá virus (SABV) infections were detected. Case 1 (1990) occurred in Cotia, and Case 2 (1999) occurred in Espírito Santo do Pinhal. Cases 3 and 4 are from 2019 and 2020 and are from patients in Sorocaba and Assis. Taken together, the data indicate the silent circulation and genetic diversity of SABV over time 

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Ingra M. Claro/FM-USP

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