Lethal Encephalitis in Seals with Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, China, 2017.

Authors :: Li X
Qiao M
Deng X
Chen X
Sun S
Zhang Q
Zhang W
Tan F
Sun Z
Chen X
Sun M
Tian K
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2019 Aug; Vol. 25 (8), pp. 1539-1542.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: We isolated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) from brain samples of 2 seals with lethal encephalitis at Weihai Aquarium, Weihai, China, in 2017. We confirmed our findings by immunohistochemical staining and electron microscopy. Phylogenetic analysis showed this virus was genotype I. Our findings suggest that JEV might disseminate though infected zoo animals.

Subjects :: Animal Diseases history
Animals
China epidemiology
Female
Genes, Viral
History, 21st Century
Male
Phylogeny
Animal Diseases epidemiology
Animal Diseases virology
Encephalitis Virus, Japanese classification
Encephalitis Virus, Japanese genetics
Encephalitis Virus, Japanese ultrastructure
Encephalitis, Japanese veterinary
Seals, Earless virology

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