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Serosurveillance for Japanese encephalitis virus in wild birds captured in Korea.
Journal of veterinary science - 1 Dec 2011
Yang Dong-Kun, Oh Yoon-I, Kim Hye-Ryoung, Lee Youn-Jeong, Moon Oun-Kyong, Yoon Hachung, Kim Byounghan, Lee Kyung-Woo, Song Jae-Young
Abstract excerpt
Climate change induced by recent global warming may have a significant impact on vector-borne and zoonotic diseases. For example, the distribution of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has expanded into new regions. We surveyed the levels of hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibodies against JEV (Family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus) in wild birds captured in Korea. Blood samples were collected from 1,316 wild...
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