Epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis in the Philippines: a systematic review.

• Main Authors: Anna Lena Lopez (Author), Josephine G Aldaba (Author), Vito G Roque (Author), Amado O Tandoc (Author), Ava Kristy Sy (Author), Fe Esperanza Espino (Author), Maricel DeQuiroz-Castro (Author), Youngmee Jee (Author), Maria Joyce Ducusin (Author), Kimberley K Fox (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is an important cause of encephalitis in most of Asia, with high case fatality rates and often significant neurologic sequelae among survivors. The epidemiology of JE in the Philippines is not well defined. To support consideration of JE vaccine for intro...