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Japanese encephalitis virus in mosquitoes and swine in Yunnan province, China 2009-2010.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2013
Liu Hao, Lu Hui-Jun, Liu Zhen-Jiang, Jing Jie, Ren Jing-Qiang, Liu Yan-Yu, Lu Fei, Jin Ning-Yi
Abstract excerpt
The residential regions of Yunnan province, canton of Jing Hong, in China were surveyed for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection in mosquito and swine vectors to determine the frequency of JEV-carrying zoonotic vectors in 2009-2010. A total of 21,500 mosquitoes were collected and divided by species, and brain tissue was collected from 108 stillborn piglets. The infection rates for the different JEV species...
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