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Circulation of Japanese encephalitis virus in pigs and mosquito vectors within Can Tho city, Vietnam.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Lindahl Johanna F, Ståhl Karl, Chirico Jan, Boqvist Sofia, Thu Ho Thi Viet, Magnusson Ulf
Abstract excerpt
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne, zoonotic flavivirus causing encephalitis in humans and reproductive disorder in pigs. JEV is present in large parts of Asia, where urbanization is high. Households within and outside Can Tho city, South Vietnam, were selected to monitor circulation of JEV. A nested RT-PCR was established to detect the presence of JEV in mosquitoes whereas sera from pigs...
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