Isolation and molecular characterization of Banna virus from mosquitoes, Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: We isolated and characterized a Banna virus from mosquitoes in Vietnam; 5 strains were isolated from field-caught mosquitoes at various locations; Banna virus was previously isolated from encephalitis patients in Yunnan, China, in 1987. Together, these findings suggest widespread distribution of this virus throughout Southeast Asia.

SUBMITTER: Nabeshima T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2600385 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature