Volume 7, Number 4—August 2001
THEME ISSUE
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus: A Reemerging Global Pathogen
Table
Distribution of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus serocomplex viruses
Virus | Abbreviation | Geographic location |
---|---|---|
Cacipacore | CPC | South America |
Koutango | KOU | Africa |
Japanese encephalitis | JE | Asia, Oceania, Australiaa |
Murray Valley encephalitis | MVE | Australia |
Alfuy | ALF | Australia |
St. Louis encephalitis | SLE | North America, South America |
West Nile encephalitis | WN | Africa, Asia, Europe, North America |
Kunjin | KUN | Australia |
Yaounde | YAO | Africa |
aJE virus has occasionally been introduced into Australia. Classification from (12).
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