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Short report: the first isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus from mosquitoes collected from mainland Australia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jul 2006
Van Den Hurk Andrew F, Montgomery Brian L, Northill Judith A, Smith Ina L, Zborowski Paul, Ritchie Scott A, Mackenzie John S, Smith Greg A
Abstract excerpt
In response to an incursion of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) on Cape York Peninsula, Australia, in 2005, 23,144 Culex mosquitoes were processed for virus detection. A single isolate of JEV was obtained from a pool of Culex sitiens subgroup mosquitoes. This is the first reported mosquito isolate of JEV from the Australian mainland.
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