Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2017)

Virulence of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotypes I and III, Taiwan

  • Yi-Chin Fan,
  • Jen-Wei Lin,
  • Shu-Ying Liao,
  • Jo-Mei Chen,
  • Yi-Ying Chen,
  • Hsien-Chung Chiu,
  • Chen-Chang Shih,
  • Chi-Ming Chen,
  • Ruey-Yi Chang,
  • Chwan-Chuen King,
  • Wei-June Chen,
  • Yi-Ting Ko,
  • Chao-Chin Chang,
  • Shyan-Song Chiou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.161443
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 11
pp. 1883 – 1886

Abstract

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The virulence of genotype I (GI) Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is under debate. We investigated differences in the virulence of GI and GIII JEV by calculating asymptomatic ratios based on serologic studies during GI- and GIII-JEV endemic periods. The results suggested equal virulence of GI and GIII JEV among humans.

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