Status of natural infection with Japanese encephalitis virus in Japan: prevalence of antibodies to the nonstructural 1 protein among humans and horses.
The literature on natural infections with Japanese encephalitis virus in Japan and subclinical:clinical infection rates was summarized. To detect natural infections, conventional serologic methods were used in the past, while nonstructural 1 protein-based methods have been used recently. Annual infection rates in humans and horses indicated the status of natural virus activity in Japan.
Konishi
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Department of International Health, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka Suma-ku, Kobe 654-0142, Japan. ekon@kobe-u.ac.jp
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000276:immunology; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000662:veterinary; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006736:Horses / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins