Craig A Stoops

Dr. Craig A Stoops


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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20 August 2024 in Pathogens
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PLPaula Lado
Paula Lado
GCGary Crispell
Gary Crispell
SCSung Tae Chong
Sung Tae Chong
MKMyong Sun Kim
Myong Sun Kim
AEAshley Esparza
Ashley Esparza
CSCraig A Stoops
Craig A Stoops
Japanese encephalitis is a disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and is a concern for U.S. military personnel stationed in the Republic of Korea (ROK). The recent literature reports a potential shift from GI to GV as the dominant genotype circulating in east Asia. In the ROK, GV has been reported in a few Culex spp., but not in the main JEV vector, Cx. tritaeniorhynchus. The goal of this surveillance was to shed light on the current knowledge of the epidemiology of JEV in the ROK by analyzing mosquito collection data from three consecutive years, 2021–2023, and molecularly detecting and genotyping JEV in all Culex spp. collected in several military locations across the ROK. In this study, we detected only JEV GI in Cx. tritaeniorhynchus in 2021 samples. In contrast, all 2022 and 2023 positive samples were GV and detected in Cx. bitaeniorhynchus, Cx. orientalis, and Cx. pipiens. Results support a shift in JEV genotype in the ROK and suggest that for GV, Culex spp. other than Cx. tritaeniorhynchus may be playing an important role.