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ArticleWorld journal of virology2026

Letter to the Editor: Dengue virus as an underrecognized cause of encephalitis in tropical Asia - Bridging diagnostic and surveillance gaps.

Alok Kumar, Devlina Ghosh

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Article in World journal of virology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Alok KumarDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India. dralokkumar03@gmail.com.
Devlina GhoshDepartment of Biochemistry, Saraswati Dental College and Hospital, Lucknow 226028, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arboviral encephalitis remains a major public health concern in tropical Asia, where the etiology of a substantial proportion of central nervous system infections remains undetermined despite endemic circulation of dengue virus (DENV) and Japanese encephalitis virus. Laboratory confirmation is frequently absent in clinically suspected encephalitis. Perera

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Acute encephalitis syndromeDengue virusEncephalitisNeuroinflammationNeurotropic arbovirusesTropical Asia

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PMID42395046
PMCPMC13324779

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