Article
Evidence of JEV in Culex tritaeniorhynchus and pigs from high altitude regions of Tibet, China.
Journal of vector borne diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Zhang Hui, Luo Houqiang, Ur Rehman Mujeeb, Nabi Fazul, Li Kun, Lan Yanfang, Huang Shucheng, Zhang Lihong, Mehmood Khalid, Shahzad Muhammad, Li Jiakui
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Culex tritaeniorhynchus is the primary vector of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) which is a major threat to animals and humans health. This virus has been reported earlier from low altitude regions of Tibet, in mosquitoes, Tibetan pigs and local Tibetans, but no reports are available for the probable propagation of JE to high altitude regions (3100 m) of Tibet. This study aimed to find...
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