Banna Virus, China, 1987-2007.

Authors :: Hong Liu
Ming-Hua Li
You-Gang Zhai
Wei-Shan Meng
Xiao-Hong Sun
Yu-Xi Cao
Shi-Hong Fu
Huan-Yu Wang
Li-Hong Xu
Qing Tang
Guo-Dong Liang
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Mar2010, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p514-517, 4p, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 1 Map
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Banna viruses (BAVs) have been isolated from pigs, cattle, ticks, mosquitoes, and human encephalitis patients. We isolated and analyzed 20 BAVs newly isolated in China; this finding extends the distribution of BAVs from tropical zone to north temperate climates and demonstrate regional variations in BAV phylogeny and mosquito species possibly involved in BAV transmission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]