Paediatrica Indonesiana (Oct 2016)

Japanese encephalitis in children

  • Nurhayati Masloman,
  • H S Widarso,
  • W Cicilia

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14238/pi45.1.2005.46-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 45, no. 1
pp. 46 – 8

Abstract

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Japanese encephalitis is a zoonotic disease caused by Japanese encephalitis virus, attacking domestic animals, mainly pigs and birds. It is transmitted to humans by mosquito bites, namely Culex tritaeniorhyncus.

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