Molecular epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis virus in mosquitoes in Taiwan during 2005-2012.

• Main Authors: Chien-Ling Su (Author), Cheng-Fen Yang (Author), Hwa-Jen Teng (Author), Liang-Chen Lu (Author), Cheo Lin (Author), Kun-Hsien Tsai (Author), Yu-Yu Chen (Author), Li-Yu Chen (Author), Shu-Fen Chang (Author), Pei-Yun Shu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). Pigs and water birds are the main amplifying and maintenance hosts of the virus. In this study, we conducted a JEV survey in mosquitoes captured in pig farms and water bird wetland habita...