Abstract
An outbreak of viral encephalitis occurred in Gorakhpur, India, from July through November 2005. The etiologic agent was confirmed to be Japanese encephalitis virus by analyzing 326 acute-phase clinical specimens for virus-specific antibodies and viral RNA and by virus isolation. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these isolates belonged to genogroup 3.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Antibodies, Viral / analysis
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese* / classification
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese* / genetics
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese* / immunology
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese* / isolation & purification
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Encephalitis, Japanese / epidemiology*
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Encephalitis, Japanese / virology
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Female
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Humans
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India / epidemiology
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Infant
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Male
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / blood
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RNA, Viral / cerebrospinal fluid
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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RNA, Viral