Banna Virus, China, 1987–2007

oleh: Hong Liu, Ming-Hua Li, You-Gang Zhai, Wei-Shan Meng, Xiao-Hong Sun, Yu-Xi Cao, Shi-Hong Fu, Huan-Yu Wang, Li-Hong Xu, Qing Tang, Guo-Dong Liang

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-03-01

Deskripsi

Banna viruses (BAVs) have been isolated from pigs, cattle, ticks, mosquitoes, and human encephalitis patients. We isolated and analyzed 20 BAVs newly isolated in China; this finding extends the distribution of BAVs from tropical zone to north temperate climates and demonstrate regional variations in BAV phylogeny and mosquito species possibly involved in BAV transmission.