Antibodies to Japanese encephalitis virus in human sera collected from Irian Jaya. Follow-up of a previously reported case of Japanese encephalitis in that region

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 511-514

  Spicer, P E ^a,e   Phillips, D ^b   Pike, A ^b   Johansen, C ^c   Melrose, W ^d   Hall, R A ^c  

^a AEA Medical Services   (Papua New Guinea)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Box 905   (Australia)

Author keywords

ELISA; Epidemiology; Irian Jaya; Japanese encephalitis; Plaque neutralization; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SEROPREVALENCE; SERUM;

ARBOVIRUS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032728008     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90353-X     Document Type: Article

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