Origin and Evolution of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Southeast Asia

Solomon, Tom; Ni, Haolin; W.C. Beasley, David; B. Ekkelenkamp, Miquel; Jane Cardosa, Mary; D.T. Barrett, Alan

doi:10.1128/jvi.77.5.3091-3098.2003

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Origin and Evolution of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Southeast Asia

Published in Journal of Virology • Feb 12, 2003

Authors:

Tom Solomon

Haolin Ni

David W.C. Beasley

Abstract

Since it emerged in Japan in the 1870s, Japanese encephalitis has spread across Asia and has become the most important cause of epidemic encephalitis worldwide. Four genotypes of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) are presently recognized (representatives of genotypes I to III have been fully sequenc...

Subject

Biology

Japanese encephalitis

Genotype

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