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SUBMITTER: Martina BE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7127062 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Martina Byron E BE Koraka Penelopie P van den Doel Petra P van Amerongen Geert G Rimmelzwaan Guus F GF Osterhaus Albert D M E AD
Vaccine 20071120 2
The Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) serocomplex-group consists of mosquito-borne flaviviruses, which include West Nile virus (WNV) and JEV, and both may cause severe encephalitis in humans. WNV has spread rapidly across the United States since its introduction in 1999 and its geographical distribution within the western hemisphere is expected to further expand, whereas, JEV is the most common cause of viral encephalitis in Southeast Asia, China and India. Currently, there is no registered huma ...[more]