Trends in Flavivirus Infections in Japan

Although Japanese encephalitis has declined as an important cause of illness and death in Japan, infection with other flaviviruses has become a public health concern. Recently, reports of imported dengue cases, as well as isolations of tick-borne encephalitis virus, have increased.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ichiro Kurane, Tomohiko Takasaki, Ken-ichiro Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/6/00-0603_article