Past, Present, and Future of Japanese Encephalitis

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Erlanger, Tobias E. ; Weiss, Svenja ; Keiser, Jennifer ; Utzinger, Jürg ; Wiedenmayer, Karin
• Description:
  Japanese encephalitis (JE), a vector-borne viral disease, is endemic to large parts of Asia and the Pacific. An estimated 3 billion people are at risk, and JE has recently spread to new territories. Vaccination programs, increased living standards, and mechanization of agriculture are key factors in the decline in the incidence of this disease in Japan and South Korea. However, transmission of JE is likely to increase in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, and Pakistan because of population growth, intensified rice farming, pig rearing, and the lack of vaccination programs and surveillance. On a global scale, however, the incidence of JE may decline as a result of large-scale vaccination programs implemented in China and India.
• Subjects:
  Animals Culex Encephalitis, Japanese Encephalitis Virus, Japanese Endemic Diseases Global Health History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines Perspective Swine

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 15(1):1-7.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Asia
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:06b1e1e07556e6ee929ba29e191fe4cc2fa7ef5bce04b1afb9e9d849fda6dd96
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17250/cdc_17250_DS1.pdf
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