Open AccessJapanese encephalitis in children
Author(s) -
Nurhayati Masloman,
H S Widarso,
W Cicilia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
paediatrica indonesiana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2338-476X
pISSN - 0030-9311
DOI - 10.14238/pi45.1.2005.46-8
Subject(s) - medicine , encephalitis , japanese encephalitis , virology , zoonotic disease , disease , virus , pathology
Japanese encephalitis is a zoonotic disease causedby Japanese encephalitis virus, attacking domesticanimals, mainly pigs and birds. It is transmittedto humans by mosquito bites, namely Culextritaeniorhyncus.