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Isolation and genetic characteristics of human genotype 1 Japanese encephalitis virus, China, 2009.
PloS one - 25 Jan 2011
Zhang Jiu-Song, Zhao Qiu-Min, Guo Xiao-Fang, Zuo Shu-Qing, Cheng Jing-Xia, Jia Na, Wu Chao, Dai Pei-Fang, Zhao Jun-Ying
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that the predominant genotype of Chinese Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is evolving from genotype 3 to genotype 1. However, in recent years, almost all genotype 1 isolates were from mosquitoes, and genotype 1 has been less associated with human disease than genotype 3. This study reports the isolation of human genotype 1 JEV and its genetic characteristics to provide...
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