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The Effect of Precipitation on the Transmission of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) Virus in Nature: A Complex Effect on Antibody-Positive Rate to JE Virus in Sentinel Pigs

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is one of the most important mosquito-borne viral diseases in Asia. Pigs are a natural host and the amplifier of JE virus. The sero-conversion rate to JE virus in sentinel pigs reflects the activity of JE virus in the region. We analyzed whether precipitation has any effec...

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Autores principales: Kurane, Ichiro, Shibasaki, Ken-ichi, Kotaki, Akira, Hijioka, Yasuaki, Takasaki, Tomohiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23644830
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10051831