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Genetic diversity of Japanese encephalitis virus isolates obtained from the Indonesian archipelago between 1974 and 1987.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2013
Schuh Amy J, Guzman Hilda, Tesh Robert B, Barrett Alan D T
Abstract excerpt
Five genotypes (GI-V) of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) have been identified, all of which have distinct geographical distributions and epidemiologies. It is thought that JEV originated in the Indonesia-Malaysia region from an ancestral virus. From that ancestral virus GV diverged, followed by GIV, GIII, GII, and GI. Genotype IV appears to be confined to the Indonesia-Malaysia region, as GIV has been isolated...
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