A Case Series of Three US Adults with Japanese Encephalitis, 2010-2012

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• Alternative Title:
  J Travel Med
• Personal Author:
  Hills, Susan L. ; Stoltey, Juliet ; Martínez, Diana ; Kim, Paul Y. ; Sheriff, Heather ; Zangeneh, Ana ; Eilerman, Sally R. ; Fischer, Marc
• Description:
  Background ; Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is the leading vaccine-preventable cause of encephalitis in Asia. Although the risk for JE for most travelers to Asia is low, it varies based on the destination, season, trip duration, and activities. ; Methods ; We present case reports for three US adults who were infected with JE virus while traveling or residing in Asia. ; Results ; Among the three JE cases, one case had a 10-day trip to mainland China and participated in outdoor activities in a rural area, a second case had been resident in Taiwan for 4 months, and a third, fatal case was an expatriate living in South Korea. ; Conclusions ; JE should be considered in the differential diagnosis for any patient with an acute neurologic infection who recently has been in a JE-endemic country. Health-care providers should assess the itineraries of travelers to JE-endemic countries, provide guidance on personal protective measures to prevent vector-borne diseases, and consider recommending JE vaccine for travelers at increased risk for JE virus infection.
• Subjects:
  • Article
  • Adult
  • Asia
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Encephalitis Virus, Japanese
  • Encephalitis, Japanese
  • Humans
  • Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  More +
• Source:
  J Travel Med. 21(5):310-313
• Pubmed ID:
  24861145
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4594826
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34830/cdc_34830_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 63.59 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ce5e6917a8d85bab5e27152d46646b4f4e4057006e865816e594197865f83c6e