Reduction patterns of Japanese encephalitis incidence following vaccine introduction into long-term expanded program on immunization in Yunnan Province, China

• Main Authors: Xiao-Ting Hu (Author), Qiong-Fen Li (Author), Chao Ma (Author), Zhi-Xian Zhao (Author), Li-Fang He (Author), Ting-Ting Tang (Author), Wen Yu (Author), Philip Owiti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a leading cause of childhood viral encephalitis both at global level and in China. Vaccination is recommended as a key strategy to control JE. In China most JE cases have been reported in southwest provinces, which include Yunnan. In this study, we q...