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Australian Culex annulirostris mosquitoes are competent vectors for Japanese encephalitis virus genotype IV.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Dec 2024
Klein Melissa J, Jackson Sarah A, Suen Willy W, Payne Jean, Beveridge Darcy, Hargreaves Mel, Gillies Donna, Wang Jianning, Blasdell Kim R, Dunn Mike, López-Denman Adam J, Durr Peter A, Williams David T, Paradkar Prasad N
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Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is transmitted by Culex species of mosquitoes. In 2022, JEV belonging to a previously unrecognized lineage of genotype IV (GIV) caused a major outbreak of JE in South-eastern Australia, resulting in human cases and affecting piggeries. Cx. annulirostris has previously been implicated as the major vector of JEV in northern Australia where the virus has circulated since its first...
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