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Phylogeography of Japanese encephalitis virus: genotype is associated with climate.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Schuh Amy J, Ward Melissa J, Brown Andrew J Leigh, Barrett Alan D T
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The circulation of vector-borne zoonotic viruses is largely determined by the overlap in the geographical distributions of virus-competent vectors and reservoir hosts. What is less clear are the factors influencing the distribution of virus-specific lineages. Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the most important etiologic agent of epidemic encephalitis worldwide, and is primarily maintained between vertebrate...
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