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Japanese Encephalitis Virus: The Emergence of Genotype IV in Australia and Its Potential Endemicity.
Viruses - 9 Nov 2022
Mackenzie John S, Williams David T, van den Hurk Andrew F, Smith David W, Currie Bart J
Abstract excerpt
A fatal case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) occurred in northern Australia in early 2021. Sequence studies showed that the virus belonged to genotype IV (GIV), a genotype previously believed to be restricted to the Indonesian archipelago. This was the first locally acquired case of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) GIV to occur outside Indonesia, and the second confirmed fatal human case caused by a GIV virus. A...
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