Estimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region.

Diverse aetiologies of viral and bacterial encephalitis are widely recognized as significant yet neglected public health issues in the Mekong region. A robust analysis of the corresponding health burden is lacking. We retrieved 75 articles on encephalitis in the region published in English or in Fre...

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Main Authors: Tarantola, A, Goutard, F, Newton, P, de Lamballerie, X, Lortholary, O, Cappelle, J, Buchy, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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author Tarantola, A
Goutard, F
Newton, P
de Lamballerie, X
Lortholary, O
Cappelle, J
Buchy, P
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Goutard, F
Newton, P
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Lortholary, O
Cappelle, J
Buchy, P
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description Diverse aetiologies of viral and bacterial encephalitis are widely recognized as significant yet neglected public health issues in the Mekong region. A robust analysis of the corresponding health burden is lacking. We retrieved 75 articles on encephalitis in the region published in English or in French from 1965 through 2011. Review of available data demonstrated that they are sparse and often derived from hospital-based studies with significant recruitment bias. Almost half (35 of 75) of articles were on Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) alone or associated with dengue. In the Western Pacific region the WHO reported 30,000-50,000 annual JEV cases (15,000 deaths) between 1966 and 1996 and 4,633 cases (200 deaths) in 2008, a decline likely related to the introduction of JEV vaccination in China, Vietnam, or Thailand since the 1980s. Data on dengue, scrub typhus and rabies encephalitis, among other aetiologies, are also reviewed and discussed. Countries of the Mekong region are undergoing profound demographic, economic and ecological change. As the epidemiological aspects of Japanese encephalitis (JE) are transformed by vaccination in some countries, highly integrated expert collaborative research and objective data are needed to identify and prioritize the human health, animal health and economic burden due to JE and other pathogens associated with encephalitides.
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spelling oxford-uuid:df7c452c-3696-47fc-9b5f-29892bb73a682022-03-27T09:39:41ZEstimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:df7c452c-3696-47fc-9b5f-29892bb73a68EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2014Tarantola, AGoutard, FNewton, Pde Lamballerie, XLortholary, OCappelle, JBuchy, PDiverse aetiologies of viral and bacterial encephalitis are widely recognized as significant yet neglected public health issues in the Mekong region. A robust analysis of the corresponding health burden is lacking. We retrieved 75 articles on encephalitis in the region published in English or in French from 1965 through 2011. Review of available data demonstrated that they are sparse and often derived from hospital-based studies with significant recruitment bias. Almost half (35 of 75) of articles were on Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) alone or associated with dengue. In the Western Pacific region the WHO reported 30,000-50,000 annual JEV cases (15,000 deaths) between 1966 and 1996 and 4,633 cases (200 deaths) in 2008, a decline likely related to the introduction of JEV vaccination in China, Vietnam, or Thailand since the 1980s. Data on dengue, scrub typhus and rabies encephalitis, among other aetiologies, are also reviewed and discussed. Countries of the Mekong region are undergoing profound demographic, economic and ecological change. As the epidemiological aspects of Japanese encephalitis (JE) are transformed by vaccination in some countries, highly integrated expert collaborative research and objective data are needed to identify and prioritize the human health, animal health and economic burden due to JE and other pathogens associated with encephalitides.
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Goutard, F
Newton, P
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Lortholary, O
Cappelle, J
Buchy, P
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title Estimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region.
title_full Estimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region.
title_fullStr Estimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region.
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region.
title_short Estimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region.
title_sort estimating the burden of japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region
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