Japanese encephalitis viruses from bats in Yunnan, China.

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.

SUBMITTER: Wang JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2727346 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature