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Japanese Encephalitis Disease
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- It is a mosquito-borne viral infection of the brain.
- Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is a flavivirus related to dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses, and is spread by mosquitoes.
- There is no cure for the disease. Treatment is focused on relieving severe clinical signs and supporting the patient to overcome the infection.
- JEV is transmitted to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes of the Culex species.
- The virus exists in a transmission cycle between mosquitoes, pigs and/or water birds (enzootic cycle).
- This disease is most prevalent in Southeast Asia, South Asia and East Asia.
- Safe and effective JE vaccines are available to prevent disease and it is one of the vaccines given under Universal Immunisation Programme of India.
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