Proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in humans with Japanese encephalitis.
BACKGROUND: Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), the mosquito-borne flavivirus, annually causes an estimated 35,000-50,000 encephalitis cases and 10,000-15,000 deaths in Asia, and there is no antiviral treatment. The role played by the immune response in determining the outcome of human infection wit...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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