Serological evidence of continued Japanese encephalitis virus transmission in Singapore nearly three decades after end of pig farming

Serological evidence of continued Japanese encephalitis virus transmission in Singapore nearly three decades after end of pig farming

Abstract Background Singapore used to report an annual average of 14 cases of Japanese encephalitis, but ever since the abolishment of pig farms in the early 1990s, the local incidence rate for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infections has reduced drastically. Studies done in the early 2000s demo...

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Main Authors: Grace Yap, Xiao Fang Lim, Sharon Chan, Choon Beng How, Mahathir Humaidi, Gladys Yeo, Diyar Mailepessov, Marcella Kong, Yee Ling Lai, Chiharu Okumura, Lee Ching Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)
Singapore
Wild pigs
Migratory birds
Wild birds
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3501-0

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