Identifying Japanese Encephalitis Virus Using Metatranscriptomic Sequencing, Xinjiang, China.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 28(6): 1298-1300, 2022 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1933528
ABSTRACT
The treat of infectious disease epidemics has increased the critical need for continuous broad-ranging surveillance of pathogens with outbreak potential. Using metatranscriptomic sequencing of blood samples, we identified several cases of Japanese encephalitis virus infection from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. This discovery highlights the risk for known viral diseases even in nonendemic areas.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Virus Diseases
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Encephalitis, Japanese
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Encephalitis Virus, Japanese
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Epidemics
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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