Host preference of Japanese encephalitis vectors in Chiangmai, Northern Thailand

Change in Japanese Encephalitis Virus Distribution,Thailand

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) genotypes in Thailand were studied in pigs and mosquitoes collected near houses of confirmed human JEV cases in 2003-2005. Twelve JEV strains isolated belonged to genotype I, which shows a switch from genotype III incidence that started during the 1980s.

Isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus strains from sentinel pigs in northern Thailand, 1982.

First isolation of Japanese encephalitis from Culex quinquefasciatus in Thailand.

Isolation of Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus using C6/36 cell and immunofluorescence virus antigen detection techniques was attempted from female mosquitoes collected with CDC gravid traps in Samut Songkhram Province in the central region and in Phuket Province in southern Thailand, in 2003. One thousand and eighty female mosquitoes including 6 species of the Culicidae family (Culex quinquefas...

Cost benefit analysis of Japanese encephalitis vaccination program in Thailand.

Using decision analysis, we estimated benefits, risks, and costs of implementing the Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination program in children aged 18 months and 6 years in Thailand. The costs for inclusion of JE vaccine into the routine immunization program at 18 months and 6 years are $2.16 and $3.68 per person, respectively. In the baseline model, the JE vaccination program will prevent 124...

Japanese encephalitis vectors in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne zoonotic pathogen. JEV is transmitted by paddy field breeding mosquitoes of the Culex vishnui subgroup, primarily by Culex tritaeniorhynchus vectors and amplified by pigs / Ardeidae birds in nature. Mosquitoes were sampled from identified villages during different season intervals from 2011 to 2014. Adult mosquitoes were collected which were...