Japanese Encephalitis Virus as Cause of Acute Encephalitis, Bhutan

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 underst...

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Main Authors: Sonam Wangchuk, Tshewang Dorji Tamang, Jit Bahadur Darnal, Sonam Pelden, Karma Lhazeen, Mimi Lhamu Mynak, G. William Letson, Shalini Khare, Brandon Troy Leader, Anthony A. Marfin, Susan L. Hills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Japanese encephalitis
vector-borne disease
Bhutan
acute encephalitis syndrome
meningitis/encephalitis
vector-borne infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-0620_article

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