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Rapid differential detection of genotype I and III Japanese encephalitis virus from clinical samples by a novel duplex TaqMan probe-based RT-qPCR assay.
Journal of virological methods - 1 May 2020
Wang Xin, Guo Shuang, Hameed Muddassar, Zhang Junjie, Pang Linlin, Li Beibei, Qiu Yafeng, Liu Ke, Shao Donghua, Ma Zhiyong, Zhong Dengke, Wei Jianchao, Li Peng
Abstract excerpt
Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is an acute infectious disease that threatens both human and pig populations throughout Asia. JE is caused by the Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV), of which genotype III (GIII) had been the most prevalent strain throughout Asia, but recent studies have shown that genotype I (GI) has replaced GIII as the predominant version. Pigs and mosquitoes play a primary role in JEV transmission....
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