Japanese Encephalitis Virus as Cause of Acute Encephalitis, Bhutan

In 2011, Bhutan's Royal Centre for Disease Control began Japanese encephalitis (JE) surveillance at 5 sentinel hospitals throughout Bhutan. During 2011-2018, a total of 20 JE cases were detected, indicating JE virus causes encephalitis in Bhutan. Maintaining JE surveillance will help improve un...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2020-09, Vol.26 (9), p.2239-2242
Hauptverfasser:	Wangchuk, Sonam, Tamang, Tshewang Dorji, Darnal, Jit Bahadur, Pelden, Sonam, Lhazeen, Karma, Mynak, Mimi Lhamu, Letson, G William, Khare, Shalini, Leader, Brandon Troy, Marfin, Anthony A, Hills, Susan L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acute encephalitis syndrome Age Bhutan Dengue fever Disease control Dispatch Encephalitis Epidemics Epidemiology Health surveillance Hogs Hospitals Illnesses Immunization Infections Japanese encephalitis Japanese Encephalitis Virus as Cause of Acute Encephalitis, Bhutan Laboratories meningitis/encephalitis Mosquitoes Patients Population Public health Swine Vaccination Vaccines vector-borne disease vector-borne infections
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Zusammenfassung:	In 2011, Bhutan's Royal Centre for Disease Control began Japanese encephalitis (JE) surveillance at 5 sentinel hospitals throughout Bhutan. During 2011-2018, a total of 20 JE cases were detected, indicating JE virus causes encephalitis in Bhutan. Maintaining JE surveillance will help improve understanding of JE epidemiology in this country.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2609.200620