Prevalence and risk factors of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in livestock and companion animal in high-risk areas in Malaysia

• DOI: 10.1007/s11250-017-1490-6
• Publication Date: 2017-12-14T12:42:03Z
• Authors: Kiven Kumar; Siti Suri Arshad; Gayathri Thevi Se...; Jalila Abu; Ooi Peck Toung; Yusuf Abba; Faruku Bande; A. R. Yasmin; Reuben Sharma; Bee Lee Ong; Anisah Abdul Rasid; Norsuzana Hashim; Amira Peli; E. P. Heshini; Ahmad Khusaini Mo...
• Keywords: Prevalence

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is vector-borne zoonotic disease which causes in humans and horses. Clinical signs for virus (JEV) infection are not clearly evident the majority of affected animals. In Malaysia, information on prevalence JEV has been established. Thus, a cross-sectional study was conducted during two periods, December 2015 to January 2016 March August 2016, determine risk factors infections among animals birds Peninsular Malaysia. Serum samples were harvested from 416 collected dogs, cats, water birds, village chicken, jungle fowls, long-tailed macaques, domestic pigs, cattle states Selangor, Perak, Perlis, Kelantan, Pahang. The serum screened antibodies by commercial IgG ELISA kits. A questionnaire also distributed obtain animals, environmental sampling areas. results showed that dogs had highest seropositive rate 80% (95% CI: ± 11.69) followed pigs at 44.4% 1.715), 32.2% 1.058), 28.9% 5.757), cats 15.6% 7.38), monkeys 14.3% 1.882). seropositivity high young areas where mosquito vectors migrating prevalent.