TY - JOUR AU - Fan, Yi-Chin AU - Lin, Jen-Wei AU - Liao, Shu-Ying AU - Chen, Jo-Mei AU - Chen, Yi-Ying AU - Chiu, Hsien-Chung AU - Shih, Chen-Chang AU - Chen, Chi-Ming AU - Chang, Ruey-Yi AU - King, Chwan-Chuen AU - Chen, Wei-June AU - Ko, Yi-Ting AU - Chang, Chao-Chin AU - Chiou, Shyan-Song T1 - Virulence of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotypes I and III, Taiwan T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 11 SP - 1883 SN - 1080-6059 AB - The virulence of genotype I (GI) Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is under debate. We investigated differences in the virulence of GI and GIII JEV by calculating asymptomatic ratios based on serologic studies during GI- and GIII-JEV endemic periods. The results suggested equal virulence of GI and GIII JEV among humans. KW - Japanese encephalitis virus KW - genotype KW - GI JEV KW - GIII JEV KW - flavivirus KW - mosquitoborne KW - vectorborne KW - virulence KW - asymptomatic ratio KW - Asia KW - Western Pacific KW - Taiwan KW - vector-borne infections KW - viruses KW - meningitis/encephalitis DO - 10.3201/eid2311.161443 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/16-1443_article ER - End of Reference