G, N, and P Gene-based Analysis of Chandipura Viruses, India

Abstract

An encephalitis outbreak in 2003 in children from India was attributed to Chandipura virus. Sequence analyses of G, N, and P genes showed 95.6%–97.6% nucleotide identity with the 1965 isolate (G gene, 7–11 amino acid changes); N and P genes were highly conserved.

Keywords

• Chandipura virus
• Encephalitis
• G (glycoprotein) gene
• N (nucleocapsid) gene
• P (phosphoprotein) gene
• Phylogenetic analysis