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North American birds as potential amplifying hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Oct 2012
Nemeth Nicole, Bosco-Lauth Angela, Oesterle Paul, Kohler Dennis, Bowen Richard
Abstract excerpt
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is an emerging arbovirus, and inter-continental spread is an impending threat. The virus is maintained in a transmission cycle between mosquito vectors and vertebrate hosts, including birds. We detected variation in interspecies responses among North American birds to infection with strains of two different JEV genotypes (I and III). Several native North American passerine...
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