We report the full polyprotein genomic sequence of a West Nile virus strain isolated from Eurasian magpies dying with neurologic signs in Greece. Our findings demonstrate the local genetic evolution of the West Nile virus strain responsible for a human disease outbreak in the country that began in 2010.
Keywords: Greece; West Nile virus; emerging or reemerging diseases; genome sequence; surveillance; viruses; wild birds; zoonoses.