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New Detection of Locally Acquired Japanese Encephalitis Virus Using Clinical Metagenomics, New South Wales, Australia
23 Feb 2023
Abstract excerpt
J apanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a single-strand- ed, positive-sense, RNA flavivirus endemic to tropical regions of South and Southeast Asia and is the most common cause of vaccine-preventable encephalitis in the Asia-Pacific region (1). As for Murray Valley encephalitis virus and Kunjin virus, 2 other flaviviruses endemic in Australia, most JEV infections are asymptomatic, but severe meningoencephalitis can...
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