Isolation of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Strains from Sentinel Pigs in Northern Thailand, 1982

Abstract

Pigs were placed at homes of patients with viral encephalitis in Thailand in 1982 in and effort to isolate the causative virus. The studies showed that transmission of Japanese encephalitis virus to pigs was intense, and suggest that the peak rate of transmission to pigs was two weeks before the peak rate of transmission of humans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA158838

Entities

People

  • Ananda Nisalak
  • Colin J. Leake
  • Donald S. Burke
  • M. R. Elwell
  • Michael A. Ussery
  • Thanom Laorpongse

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Antibodies
  • Blood
  • Bone Marrow
  • Cells
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Encephalitis
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Infection
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Southeast Asia
  • Thailand
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Virology
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Virology (or Medical Virology).