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.

Keywords

• Japanese encephalitis
• bats
• epidemiology
• phylogeny
• China
• viruses