Abstract
In response to an incursion of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) on Cape York Peninsula, Australia, in 2005, 23,144 Culex mosquitoes were processed for virus detection. A single isolate of JEV was obtained from a pool of Culex sitiens subgroup mosquitoes. This is the first reported mosquito isolate of JEV from the Australian mainland.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / metabolism
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Australia
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Cell Line
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Culex / virology*
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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, Japanese / transmission*
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Encephalitis, Japanese / virology
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Genotype
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Insect Vectors / virology*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Population Surveillance
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods
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Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Viral Envelope Proteins
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glycoprotein E, Flavivirus
Associated data
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GENBANK/DQ267756
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GENBANK/DQ267757
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GENBANK/DQ267758
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GENBANK/DQ267759