“…Japanese encephalitis virus ( JEV), a member of group B arboviruses, multiplies in arthropod, avian and mammalian cells, such as Singh's Aedes albopictus, chick embryo, hamster kidney, HeLa, BHK-21 or PS cells, showing either clear cytopathic effects (CPE) or none [2,6,7,9]. It has been reported that a number of enveloped viruses in the paramyxovirus, herpes virus and poxvirus groups produce multinucleated giant cells (MGC) in monolayers of certain cells.…”