Japanese encephalitis in an Australian soldier returned from Vietnam.
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.
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