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- In 2006, northern India experienced an outbreak of viral encephalitis, affecting a significant number of patients.
- Researchers used reverse transcription-PCR to analyze cerebrospinal fluid and found enteroviruses in 21.6% of the tested samples.
- Further genetic analysis of the virus revealed that most of the identified strains were closely related to enterovirus types EV-89 and EV-76.
Article Abstract
An outbreak of viral encephalitis occurred in northern India in 2006. Attempts to identify an etiologic agent in cerebrospinal fluid by using reverse transcription-PCR showed positivity to enterovirus (EV) in 66 (21.6%) of 306 patients. Sequencing and phylogenetic analyses of PCR products from 59 (89.3%) of 66 specimens showed similarity with EV-89 and EV-76 sequences.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657625 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1502.080865 | DOI Listing |
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