JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS
\d͡ʒˌapənˈiːz ɛnsˌɛfɐlˈa͡ɪtɪs vˈa͡ɪɹəs], \dʒˌapənˈiːz ɛnsˌɛfɐlˈaɪtɪs vˈaɪɹəs], \dʒ_ˌa_p_ə_n_ˈiː_z ɛ_n_s_ˌɛ_f_ɐ_l_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_s]\
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A species of FLAVIVIRUS, one of the Japanese encephalitis virus group (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, JAPANESE), which produces encephalitis experimentally when inoculated into some rodents, chicks, birds, or monkeys. In humans, it is seen most frequently in Africa, Asia, and Europe presenting as a silent infection or undifferentiated fever (WEST NILE FEVER). It is transmitted by CULEX spp mosquitoes.
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