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An outbreak of Japanese encephalitis caused by genotype Ib Japanese encephalitis virus in China, 2018: A laboratory and field investigation.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 May 2020
Liu Wenjing, Fu Shihong, Ma Xuemin, Chen Xiaojing, Wu Dan, Zhou Liwei, Yin Qikai, Li Fan, He Ying, Lei Wenwen, Li Yixing, Xu Songtao, Wang Huaqing, Wang Zhenhai, Wang Huanyu, Yu Hong, Liang Guodong
Abstract excerpt
Although Japanese encephalitis virus genotype Ib (JEV GIb) has replaced JEV GIII as the dominant genotype in endemic areas of Asia, no JEV GIb has been isolated from JE cases and natural mosquitoes at the same time in an outbreak of JE. In this study, we conducted virological and molecular biological laboratory tests on JE case samples (serum/cerebrospinal fluid) and locally collected mosquito samples from the...
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