title: [Japanese encephalitis: a fast-changing viral disease].
abstract: The following aspects are dealt with in this article: 1) current geographical distribution of Japanese encephalitis; 2) clinical patterns of Japanese encephalitis; 3) vertebrate hosts of Japanese encephalitis virus; 4) vectors of JE virus; 5) epidemiological locations (endemic area, endemoepidemic area, epidemic area); 6) unknown epidemiological aspects; 7) JE virus serotypes; 8) evolution of the disease and recent epidemiological changes; 9) phylogenetic origin of the JE virus; 10) ecological changes in the past, factors in the emergence of the disease; and 11) the future: Can we predict how the situation will evolve?
authors.affiliation: Société de pathologie exotique, F-75015 Paris, France. f.rodhain@noos.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodhain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003465:Culex / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D017753:Ecosystem; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000145:classification; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007303:Insect Vectors; D022321:Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines; D010802:Phylogeny; D014714:Vertebrates / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D022321:Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines