Lethal Encephalitis in Seals with Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, China, 2017

Lethal Encephalitis in Seals with Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, China, 2017

We isolated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) from brain samples of 2 seals with lethal encephalitis at Weihai Aquarium, Weihai, China, in 2017. We confirmed our findings by immunohistochemical staining and electron microscopy. Phylogenetic analysis showed this virus was genotype I. Our findings sug...

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Main Authors: Xiangdong Li, Mingming Qiao, Xiaoyu Deng, Xi Chen, Shengyong Sun, Qian Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Feifei Tan, Zhe Sun, Xizhao Chen, Ming Sun, Kegong Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Japanese encephalitis virus
seal
encephalitis
China
vector-borne infections
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1663_article

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