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Characterization of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) genotype III clinical isolates in northeast India.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Aug 2015
Khan Siraj A, Borah Jani, Chowdhury Pritom, Dutta Prafulla, Mahanta Jagadish
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BACKGROUND: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is one of the major etiological agents responsible for causing large numbers of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) cases in the northeastern region of India. This study was carried out to establish and characterize the circulating strain of JEV in the region in order to understand the disease epidemiology. METHODS: Virus isolation was attempted from 121 patients that...
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