Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015

We investigated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) prevalence in high-altitude regions of Tibet, China, by using standard assays to test mosquitoes, pigs, and humans. Results confirmed that JEV has spread to these areas. Disease prevention and control strategies should be used along with surveillance...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Hui, Rehman, Mujeeb Ur, Li, Kun, Luo, Houqiang, Lan, Yanfang, Nabi, Fazul, Zhang, Lihong, Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif, Zhu, Suolangsi, Javed, Muhammad Tariq, Chamba, Yangzom, Li, Jia Kui
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28518046
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.152115
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author Zhang, Hui
Rehman, Mujeeb Ur
Li, Kun
Luo, Houqiang
Lan, Yanfang
Nabi, Fazul
Zhang, Lihong
Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif
Zhu, Suolangsi
Javed, Muhammad Tariq
Chamba, Yangzom
Li, Jia Kui
author_facet Zhang, Hui
Rehman, Mujeeb Ur
Li, Kun
Luo, Houqiang
Lan, Yanfang
Nabi, Fazul
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Zhu, Suolangsi
Javed, Muhammad Tariq
Chamba, Yangzom
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description We investigated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) prevalence in high-altitude regions of Tibet, China, by using standard assays to test mosquitoes, pigs, and humans. Results confirmed that JEV has spread to these areas. Disease prevention and control strategies should be used along with surveillance to limit spread of JEV in high-altitude regions of Tibet.
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spelling pubmed-54434222017-06-02 Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015 Zhang, Hui Rehman, Mujeeb Ur Li, Kun Luo, Houqiang Lan, Yanfang Nabi, Fazul Zhang, Lihong Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif Zhu, Suolangsi Javed, Muhammad Tariq Chamba, Yangzom Li, Jia Kui Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter We investigated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) prevalence in high-altitude regions of Tibet, China, by using standard assays to test mosquitoes, pigs, and humans. Results confirmed that JEV has spread to these areas. Disease prevention and control strategies should be used along with surveillance to limit spread of JEV in high-altitude regions of Tibet. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-06 /pmc/articles/PMC5443422/ /pubmed/28518046 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.152115 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Zhang, Hui
Rehman, Mujeeb Ur
Li, Kun
Luo, Houqiang
Lan, Yanfang
Nabi, Fazul
Zhang, Lihong
Iqbal, Muhammad Kashif
Zhu, Suolangsi
Javed, Muhammad Tariq
Chamba, Yangzom
Li, Jia Kui
Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015
title Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015
title_full Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015
title_fullStr Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015
title_short Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015
title_sort epidemiologic survey of japanese encephalitis virus infection, tibet, china, 2015
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28518046
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.152115
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