title: Low risk of Japanese encephalitis in short-term Australian travelers to Asia.
abstract: The risk of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in travelers is unknown. In this prospective study, we investigated the incidence of JE in 387 short-term Australian travelers visiting Asia over a 32-month period from August 2007 to February 2010 by performing pre- and post-travel antibody testing. No travelers were infected with JE virus during travel, indicating a low risk of infection for short-term travelers.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Infectious Disease Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Irani
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ratnam
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Leder
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Beverley-Ann
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Biggs
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Matchett
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Padiglione
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Woolley
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Panagiotidis
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gherardin
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luxemburger
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torresi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000276:immunology*; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral