Abstract
Genome sequencing and virulence studies of 2 Japanese encephalitis viruses (JEVs) from bats in Yunnan, China, showed a close relationship with JEVs isolated from mosquitoes and humans in the same region over 2 decades. These results indicate that bats may play a role in human Japanese encephalitis outbreaks in this region.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Suckling
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Brain / virology
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Cell Line
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China / epidemiology
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Chiroptera / classification
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Chiroptera / virology*
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Culicidae / virology
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DNA, Viral / analysis
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / classification*
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / genetics
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / isolation & purification
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / pathogenicity*
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Encephalitis, Japanese / epidemiology*
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Encephalitis, Japanese / virology
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Genome, Viral
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Humans
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Mice
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Phylogeny
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Virulence