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Evolution of the Japanese Encephalitis Serocomplex Viruses

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Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 267))

Abstract

Viruses in the Japanese encephalitis (JE) serocomplex, are geographically widely dispersed. They display a variety of epidemiological and ecological characteristics that depend largely on the vertebrate and invertebrate hosts with which they have become associated following divergence and dispersal from their presumed African or Asian ancestors. As will be shown, molecular phylogenetic analysis of these viruses indicates that they are monophyletic and strongly suggests that their evolutionary lineage appeared after the first divergence of the Aedes spp.-associated mosquito-borne flaviviruses. In this sense therefore, they can be considered recent descendants of the Aedes spp.-associated viruses, and descriptions of their dissemination worldwide need to take this into account. Moreover, separate phylogenies based on different genes of a single species are not always congruent implying the possibility of genetic recombination within these species. This paper will explore the evolutionary relationships of these viruses, their origins and their possible dispersal patterns after diverging from the Aedes spp.-associated mosquito-borne flaviviruses.

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia

    John S. Mackenzie

  2. Departments of Pathology and Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch of Galveston, Galveston, 77555-0605, USA

    Alan D. T. Barrett

  3. Centre de Recherche Mérieux Pasteur à Lyon, 21 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69365, Lyon cedex 7, France

    Vincent Deubel

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Gould, E.A. (2002). Evolution of the Japanese Encephalitis Serocomplex Viruses. In: Mackenzie, J.S., Barrett, A.D.T., Deubel, V. (eds) Japanese Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 267. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59403-8_19

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