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Contents

  • Welcome
  • Japanese encephalitis
    • The disease
      • Why is JE important?
      • What is JE?
      • How is JE spread?
      • Where does JE occur?
      • Patterns of transmission
      • Who is at risk?
    • Disease burden
    • Control strategies
    • Vaccine considerations
    • Implement programme
    • Evaluate & monitor
    • Resources
    • References
  • Hepatitis B
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The disease

This section covers key facts about Japanese encephalitis (JE). At the end of this section, you will be able to:

  • recognize the importance of JE as a public health problem,
  • identify characteristics of JE disease,
  • describe how JE is spread,
  • be familiar with the geographic distribution of JE,
  • recognize different regional patterns of disease transmission; and
  • identify groups commonly affected by JE.

To begin, please choose a chapter title from the list at left.


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