title: Japanese encephalitis in an Australian soldier returned from Vietnam.
abstract: An imported case of Japanese encephalitis is reported and discussed. Recent literature on the clinical aspects of the disease is reviewed. Although the disease is unlikely to become a problem in Australia, it will remain a serious hazard to nonimmune personnel moving into an endemic area.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003289:Convalescence; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D014744:Vietnam