Regional variation in pig farmer awareness and actions regarding Japanese encephalitis in Nepal: implications for public health education.

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic disease that has pigs as the major amplifying hosts. It is the most important cause of viral encephalitis in people in Nepal and is spreading in its geographic distribution in that country. Pig farming is increasing in Nepal due to reducing cul...

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Main Authors: Santosh Dhakal, Durga Datt Joshi, Anita Ale, Minu Sharma, Meena Dahal, Yogendra Shah, Dhan Kumar Pant, Craig Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3887053?pdf=render