Pigsties near dwellings as a potential risk factor for the prevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus in adult in Shanxi, China

• Main Authors: Xiaojie Ren (Author), Shihong Fu (Author), Peifang Dai (Author), Huanyu Wang (Author), Yuanyuan Li (Author), Xiaolong Li (Author), Wenwen Lei (Author), Xiaoyan Gao (Author), Ying He (Author), Zhi Lv (Author), Jingxia Cheng (Author), Guiqin Wang (Author), Guodong Liang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The increasing trend of adult cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in China, particularly in northern China, has become an important public health issue. We conducted an epidemiological investigation in the south of Shanxi Province to examine the relationships between mosquitoes,...