Lethal Encephalitis in Seals with Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, China, 2017
Weihai, Shandong Sheng, China
Aug 1, 2019
We isolated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) from brain samples of 2 seals with lethal encephalitis at Weihai Aquarium, Weihai, China, in 2017. We confirmed our findings by immunohistochemical staining and electron microscopy. Phylogenetic analysis showed this virus was genotype I. Our findings suggest that JEV might disseminate though infected zoo animals.
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