Epidemiologic Survey of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection, Tibet, China, 2015

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2306.152115
• Publication Date: 2017-04-17T17:03:05Z
• Authors: Hui Zhang; Mujeeb Ur Rehman; Kun Li; Houqiang Luo; Yanfang Lan; Fazul Nabi; Lihong Zhang; Muhammad Kashif I...; Suolangsi Zhu; Muhammad Tariq Javed; Yangzom Chamba; Jia Kui Li
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Adolescent; Genotype; viral encephalitis; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Antibodies, Viral; epidemiologic survey; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Surveys and Questionnaires; Research Letter; Prevalence; Animals; Humans; Child; Encephalitis, Japanese; Phylogeny; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese; transmission; R; Infant; Middle Aged; Insect Vectors; 3. Good health; Japanese encephalitis virus; Culex; Child, Preschool; Epidemiological Monitoring; Medicine; Female; mosquito vector; pig farming

We investigated Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) prevalence in high-altitude regions of Tibet, China, by using standard assays to test mosquitoes, pigs, and humans. Results confirmed that JEV has spread these areas. Disease prevention control strategies should be used along with surveillance limit Tibet.