Pigsties near dwellings as a potential risk factor for the prevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus in adult in Shanxi, China

Pigsties near dwellings as a potential risk factor for the prevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus in adult in Shanxi, China

Abstract Background The increasing trend of adult cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in China, particularly in northern China, has become an important public health issue. We conducted an epidemiological investigation in the south of Shanxi Province to examine the relationships between mosquitoes,...

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Main Authors: Xiaojie Ren, Shihong Fu, Peifang Dai, Huanyu Wang, Yuanyuan Li, Xiaolong Li, Wenwen Lei, Xiaoyan Gao, Ying He, Zhi Lv, Jingxia Cheng, Guiqin Wang, Guodong Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Adult Japanese encephalitis
Epidemic disease
Mosquito-borne arbovirus
Japanese encephalitis virus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0312-4

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