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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volume 82, Issue 2, Pages 344-349Publisher
AMER SOC TROP MED & HYGIENE
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0125
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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We investigated the epidemiology and etiology of encephalitis at four tertiary hospitals in Bangladesh during 2003-2005. Patients who met a clinical case definition for acute encephalitis and had cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis were eligible for enrollment: a standardized sampling pattern was used to enroll eligible patients. Recent Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection was defined by presence of IgM antibodies against JEV in CSF or serum. Twenty (4%) of 492 cases had laboratory evidence of recent JEV infection; two died. All JE cases occurred during May-December, and cases were identified among all age groups. All cases resided in rural areas. Fifteen patients were re-assessed 4-6 weeks after hospitalizations 5 (33%) patients had physical disabilities and 7 (47%) reported cognitive difficulties. Infection with JEV is clearly an etiology of encephalitis in Bangladesh. Population-based studies to quantity burden of disease could assess options for targeted immunization programs.
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