Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Meningitis Patients, Japan

Abstract

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 encephalitis virus causes some aseptic meningitis in Japan.

Keywords

• Keywords: Japanese encephalitis virus
• meningitis
• PCR
• sequence
• cerebrospinal fluid
• Japan