Virus isolation from wild-caught mosquitoes during a Japanese encephalitis outbreak in Kerala in 1996.
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ABSTRACT
Out of 5357 wild-caught mosquitoes in 163 pools tested for virus using antigen capture ELISA and an insect-bioassay (inoculation into Toxorhynchites splendens larvae and identification by IFA using JE virus-specific monoclonal antibody), 16 flavivirus isolations were made of which 12 (75%) were identified as JE virus. Of the 12 JE virus isolations, 7 were from Culex tritaeniorhynchus, 3 from Mansonia uniformis and 1 each from Ma. indiana and Anopheles subpictus. Four isolations from Mansonia species for the first time reported here are noteworthy.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Humanos
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Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Encefalitis Japonesa
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Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Directa
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Virus de la Encefalitis Japonesa (Especie)
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India
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Animales
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Anticuerpos Monoclonales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
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