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Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotypes 1 and 3 Isolation in Kochi, Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 24 Mar 2023
Matsui Kiyohiko, Yamaya Miyuki, Takase Mina, Morita Koichi, Tajima Shigeru, Lim Chang-Kweng, Saijo Masayuki, Daibata Masanori, Nagayasu Seiji, Takasaki Tomohiko
Abstract excerpt
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne virus belonging to the JEV serocomplex within the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. It has 5 genotypes, G1-G5, based on the envelope (E) protein nucleotide sequence. JEV G3 circulated in Japan until the early 1990s when it was replaced by G1. JEV G3 was isolated from swine serum samples (sw/Kochi/1/2004) in the Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, in 2004. In...
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