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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 128, No. 6: 1376-1382
Copyright © 1988 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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STUDY OF VECTOR, AMPLIFIER, AND HUMAN INFECTION WITH JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS IN A RANGOON COMMUNITY

SOE THEIN1, HTAY AUNG2 and A. A. SEBASTIAN2

1Virology Research Division, Department of Medical Research Rangoon, Burma
2Medical Entomology Research Division, Department of Medical Research Rangoon, Burma

Soe Thein (Dept. of Medical Research, Dagon P. O., Rangoon, Burma), Htay Aung, and A. A. Sebastian. Study of vector, amplifier, and human infection with Japanese encephalitis virus in a Rangoon community. Am J Epidemiol 1988; 128:1376–82.

A prospective serologic study was undertaken in a Rangoon community in 1982 to quantify Japanese encephalitis virus infections in humans and in pigs. The prevalence, relative abundance, and host preference of Culex mosquitoes in the area were also determined. Japanese encephalitis virus infection was detected in 52.1% of the pigs, although concurrent human Japanese encephalitis virus infection was not detected. The known Japanese encephalitis virus vector mosquito species were prevalent in the study area. Host preference determination for the Culex species revealed that they were zoophilic and that the most frequent hosts were cows. The absence of concurrent human Japanese encephalitis virus infection in the presence of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in pigs and of vector mosquito species is discussed.

Culex; encephalitis virus, Japanese; swine; zoonoses


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