| Japanese encephalitis |
Japanese B encephalitis, a form of epidemic encephalitis caused by a flavivirus and transmitted by the bites of infected mosquitoes, especially Culex tritaeniorhyncus, in eastern and southern Asia and nearby islands. It may occur as a symptomless subclinical infection or as an acute meningoencephalomyelitis with cortical damage and cord lesions resembling those of poliomyelitis. Called also e. B and Russian autumnal e. See also under virus.
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| Japanese encephalitis virus |
a mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, antigenically related to St. Louis encephalitis virus, that is the etiologic agent of Japanese encephalitis.
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| Japanese encephalitis |
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an arthropod-borne virus disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS) of human beings and, less frequently, horses. The infection also results in the birth of litters of pigs with a high percentage of stillbirths or pigs affected with encephalitis. [GrayBook] Fact sheet from CDC
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| Japanese encephalitis |
a viral encephalitis that affects populations in Japan and other East Asian countries, typically in summer months. The virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. An effective vaccine is available for persons travelling for extended periods of time to rural areas of the endemic region.
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| Japanese encephalitis v. |
a mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, antigenically related to St. Louis encephalitis virus, that is the etiologic agent of Japanese encephalitis.
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