Open AccessNonsuppurative Encephalomyelitis in a Calf in Japan and Isolation of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotype 1 from the Affected Calf
Author(s) -
Takashi Katayama,
Sachie Saito,
Sanae Horiuchi,
Tetsuya Maruta,
Tomoko Kato,
Tohru Yanase,
Makoto Yamakawa,
Hiroaki Shirafuji
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00737-13
Subject(s) - genotype , japanese encephalitis , virology , encephalitis , isolation (microbiology) , virus , virus isolation , biology , encephalomyelitis , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , multiple sclerosis
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) was isolated from the cerebrum of a calf which showed severe neurological symptoms in late September 2009, and the JEV isolate was revealed to be of genotype 1. This is the first report describing the isolation of genotype 1 JEV from cattle.
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