Partially neutralizing potency against emerging genotype I virus among children received formalin-inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine.

• Main Authors: Yi-Chin Fan (Author), Jo-Mei Chen (Author), Hsien-Chung Chiu (Author), Yi-Ying Chen (Author), Jen-Wei Lin (Author), Chen-Chang Shih (Author), Chih-Ming Chen (Author), Chao-Chin Chang (Author), Gwong-Jen J Chang (Author), Shyan-Song Chiou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Genotype I (GI) Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) that replaced GIII virus has become the dominant circulating virus in Asia. Currently, all registered live and inactivated JEV vaccines are derived from genotype III viruses. In Taiwan, the compulsory JEV vaccination policy recommends tha...