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Origin and evolution of Japanese encephalitis virus in southeast Asia.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2003
Solomon Tom, Ni Haolin, Beasley David W C, Ekkelenkamp Miquel, Cardosa Mary Jane, Barrett Alan D T
Abstract excerpt
Since it emerged in Japan in the 1870s, Japanese encephalitis has spread across Asia and has become the most important cause of epidemic encephalitis worldwide. Four genotypes of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) are presently recognized (representatives of genotypes I to III have been fully sequenced), but its origin is not known. We have determined the complete nucleotide and amino acid sequence of a genotype...
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