title: Domestic pigs and Japanese encephalitis virus infection, Australia.
abstract: To determine whether relocating domestic pigs, the amplifying host of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), decreased the risk for JEV transmission to humans in northern Australia, we collected mosquitoes for virus detection. Detection of JEV in mosquitoes after pig relocation indicates that pig relocation did not eliminate JEV risk.
authors.affiliation: Virology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Queensland Health, Coopers Plains, Queensland, Australia. andrew_hurk@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: Andrew F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: van-den-Hurk
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: Greg A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003465:Culex / Q000502:physiology / Q000821:virology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology / Q000821:virology*; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000821:virology