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Isolation and molecular characterization of Banna virus from mosquitoes, Vietnam.(DISPATCHES)

We isolated and characterized a Banna virus from mosquitoes in Vietnam; 5 strains were isolated from field-caught mosquitoes at various locations; Banna virus was previously isolated from encephalitis patients in Yunnan, China, in 1987. Together, these findings suggest widespread distribution of this virus throughout Southeast Asia.

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Banna virus (BAV) is a 12-segment, double-stranded RNA virus that is classified in the family Reoviridae and the genus Seadornavirus (1). BAV was first isolated from encephalitis patients in southern China, Yunnan Province, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, in 1987 (2). In addition, antigenetically BAV-consistent viruses were isolated ...

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