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Emergence of Japanese encephalitis virus genotype V in the Republic of Korea.
Virology journal - 23 Sept 2011
Takhampunya Ratree, Kim Heung-Chul, Tippayachai Bousaraporn, Kengluecha Ampornpan, Klein Terry A, Lee Won-Ja, Grieco John, Evans Brian P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) genotype V reemerged in Asia (China) in 2009 after a 57-year hiatus from the continent, thereby emphasizing a need to increase regional surveillance efforts. Genotypic characterization was performed on 19 JEV-positive mosquito pools (18 pools of Culex tritaeniorhynchus and 1 pool of Cx. bitaeniorhynchus) from a total of 64 positive pools collected from geographically...
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