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Molecular epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis virus in pig population of Odisha, Assam and Manipur states of India.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2020
Datey Ankita, Singh Leichombam Mohindro, Rajkhowa Uttam, Prusty Birendra Kumar, Saswat Tanuja, Mamidi Prabhudutta, Barkalita Luit Moni, Dutta Rupam, Sharma K Chandradev, Sahoo Dinabandhu, Borah Probodh, Devi Sarangthem Indira, Chattopadhyay Soma
Abstract excerpt
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) comes under the family Flaviviridae and genus flavivirus. Pigs act as reservoir and amplifying intermediate host for JEV. The current investigation was conducted to understand the prevalence of JEV infection in pigs in three different geographical sites in India (Odisha, Assam and Manipur). Total 857 serum samples were tested by ELISA and RT-PCR, while only RT-PCR was performed...
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