title: Low rate of Japanese encephalitis infection in rural children in Thanjavur district (Tamil Nadu), an area with extensive paddy cultivation.
abstract: In Thanjavur district, the occurrence of Japanese encephalitis (JE) is very low and the district is free of epidemics. Among children aged 5-12 yr, the infection rates for JE in two consecutive transmission seasons of 1991-92 and 1992-93, were 1.8 and 5.1 per cent respectively. A high cattle to pigs ratio (400:1) could possibly be an important factor for the low JE infection rate in children in the district.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (ICMR), Madurai.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vijayarani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gajanana
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000383:Agriculture; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India; D012275:Oryza; D012423:Rural Health