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Southernmost Asia is the source of Japanese encephalitis virus (genotype 1) diversity from which the viruses disperse and evolve throughout Asia.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Gao Xiaoyan, Liu Hong, Wang Huanyu, Fu Shihong, Guo Zhenyang, Liang Guodong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although a previous study predicted that Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) originated in the Malaysia/Indonesia region, the virus is known to circulate mainly on the Asian continent. However, there are no reported systematic studies that adequately define how JEV then dispersed throughout Asia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In order to understand the mode of JEV dispersal throughout the entire Asian...
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