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Isolation and genetic analysis of Japanese encephalitis virus from a diseased horse in Japan.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Mar 2006
Yamanaka Takashi, Tsujimura Koji, Kondo Takashi, Yasuda Wataru, Okada Ayako, Noda Kazuomi, Okumura Toshihiro, Matsumura Tomio
Abstract excerpt
Japanese encephalitis (JE) developed in an unvaccinated half-bred horse kept in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The animal showed ataxia with pyrexia and low appetite, and ultimately died. A viral strain was isolated from the cerebrum of the horse and was identified as JE virus (JEV) by RT-PCR using JEV specific primers. The isolated JEV was classified into genotype I by nucleotide sequence analysis of the viral...
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