Dynamics of Japanese encephalitis virus transmission among pigs in Northwest Bangladesh and the potential impact of pig vaccination.

• Main Authors: Salah Uddin Khan (Author), Henrik Salje (Author), A Hannan (Author), Md Atiqul Islam (Author), A A Mamun Bhuyan (Author), Md Ariful Islam (Author), M Ziaur Rahman (Author), Nazmun Nahar (Author), M Jahangir Hossain (Author), Stephen P Luby (Author), Emily S Gurley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus infection can cause severe disease in humans, resulting in death or permanent neurologic deficits among survivors. Studies indicate that the incidence of JE is high in northwestern Bangladesh. Pigs are amplifying hosts for JE virus (JEV) and a potentially important s...