A cohort study to assess the new WHO Japanese encephalitis surveillance standards

• Main Authors: Tom Solomon (Author), Thi Thu Thao (Author), Penny Lewthwaite (Author), Mong How Ooi (Author), Rachel Kneen (Author), Nguyen Minh Dung (Author), Nicholas White (Author)
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• 出版: The World Health Organization, 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the field-test version of the new WHO Japanese encephalitis (JE) surveillance standards. METHODS: We applied the clinical case definition of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), laboratory diagnostic criteria and case classifications to patients with suspected central nervous syst...