title: West Nile virus documented in Indonesia from acute febrile illness specimens.
abstract: We report the presence of West Nile virus in a cryopreserved, dengue-negative serum specimen collected from an acute fever case on Java in 2004-2005. The strain belongs to genotype lineage 2, which has recently been implicated in human outbreaks in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta, Indonesia; Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit, Jakarta, Indonesia; Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado; Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus, Bogor 16680, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Khin Saw Aye
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Myint
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kosasih
authors.forename: I Made
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Artika
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perkasa
authors.forename: Mita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puspita
authors.forename: Chairin Nisa
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Ma'roef
authors.forename: Ungke
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Antonjaya
authors.forename: Jeremy P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ledermann
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Bachti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alisjahbana
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003715:Dengue; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013048:Specimen Handling; D014709:Vero Cells; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*