Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Meningitis Patients, Japan

Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Meningitis Patients, Japan

Cerebrospinal fluid specimens from 57 patients diagnosed with meningitis were tested for Japanese encephalitis virus. Total RNA was extracted from the specimens and amplified. Two products had highest homology with Nakayama strain and 2 with Ishikawa strain. Results suggest that Japanese encephaliti...

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Main Authors: Masaru Kuwayama, Mikako Ito, Shinichi Takao, Yukie Shimazu, Shinji Fukuda, Kazuo Miyazaki, Ichiro Kurane, Tomohiko Takasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Japanese encephalitis virus
meningitis
PCR
sequence
cerebrospinal fluid
Japan
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/3/04-0285_article

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