Ecological Niche Modeling to Estimate the Distribution of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Asia

H. Miller, Robin; Masuoka, Penny; A. Klein, Terry; Kim, Heung-Chul; Somer, Todd; P. Grieco, John

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001678

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Ecological Niche Modeling to Estimate the Distribution of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Asia

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Jun 19, 2012

Authors:

Robin H. Miller

Penny Masuoka

Terry A. Klein

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Culex tritaeniorhynchus is the primary vector of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a leading cause of encephalitis in Asia. JEV is transmitted in an enzootic cycle involving large wading birds as the reservoirs and swine as amplifying hosts. The development of a JEV vaccine reduced the ...

Subject

Culex tritaeniorhynchus

Japanese encephalitis

Vector (molecular biology)

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