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Isolation and full-genome sequences of Japanese encephalitis virus genotype I strains from Cambodian human patients, mosquitoes and pigs.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Sept 2017
Duong Veasna, Choeung Rithy, Gorman Christopher, Laurent Denis, Crabol Yoann, Mey Channa, Peng Borin, Di Francesco Juliette, Hul Vibol, Sothy Heng, Santy Ky, Richner Beat, Pommier Jean-David, Sorn San, Chevalier Véronique, Buchy Philippe, de Lamballerie Xavier, Cappelle Julien, Horwood Paul Francis, Dussart Philippe
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Japanese encephalitis remains the most important cause of viral encephalitis in humans in several southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, causing at least 65 000 cases of encephalitis per year. This vector-borne viral zoonosis - caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) - is considered to be a rural disease and is transmitted by mosquitoes, with birds and pigs being the natural reservoirs, while humans...
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