Open AccessJapanese encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh, India: A situational analysis
Author(s) -
Anil Kumar Singh,
Pradip Kharya,
Vikasendu Agarwal,
Sarva Daman Singh,
Naresh Pal Singh,
Pankaj Jain,
Sandip Kumar,
Prashant Kumar Bajpai,
Ashutosh Dixit,
R K Manojkumar Singh,
Tanya Agarwal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_449_20
Subject(s) - medicine , uttar pradesh , japanese encephalitis , case fatality rate , encephalitis , incidence (geometry) , public health , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , virus , socioeconomics , population , virology , pathology , physics , sociology , optics
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne, viral illness caused by the Japanese Encephalitis Virus. Permanent neurologic or psychiatric sequelae can occur in 30%-50% of those with encephalitis; hence, JE is a cause of major public health concern. For the ease of diagnosis and facilitation of surveillance, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme uses the term Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). In this study, an attempt has been made to ascertain the status and trends of AES and JE in Uttar Pradesh, India.