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Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). It causes encephalitis in human and horses, and may lead to reproductive failure in sows. The first human encephalitis case in Malaya (now Malaysia) was reported during World War II in a Br...

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Main Authors: Kiven Kumara, Siti Suri Arshad, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Jalila Abu, Ooi Peck Toung, Yusuf Abba, A.R. Yasmin, Faruku Bande, Reuben Sharma, Bee Lee Ong
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018
Online Access:http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7367/1/Japanese%20encephalitis%20in%20Malaysia%20An%20overview%20and%20timeline.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.05.017
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spelling my.umk.eprints.73672022-05-23T15:40:06Z http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7367/ Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline Kiven Kumara Siti Suri Arshad Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah Jalila Abu Ooi Peck Toung Yusuf Abba A.R. Yasmin Faruku Bande Reuben Sharma Bee Lee Ong Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). It causes encephalitis in human and horses, and may lead to reproductive failure in sows. The first human encephalitis case in Malaya (now Malaysia) was reported during World War II in a British prison in 1942. Later, encephalitis was observed among race horses in Singapore. In 1951, the first JEV was isolated from the brain of an encephalitis patient. The true storyline of JE exposure among humans and animals has not been documented in Malaysia. In some places such as Sarawak, JEV has been isolated from mosquitoes before an outbreak in 1992. JE is an epidemic in Malaysia except Sarawak. There are four major outbreaks reported in Pulau Langkawi (1974), Penang (1988), Perak and Negeri Sembilan (1998–1999), and Sarawak (1992). JE is considered endemic only in Sarawak. Initially, both adults and children were victims of JE in Malaysia, however, according to the current reports; JE infection is only lethal to children in Malaysia. This paper describes a timeline of JE cases (background of each case) from first detection to current status, vaccination programs against JE, diagnostic methods used in hospitals and factors which may contribute to the transmission of JE among humans and animals in Malaysia. Elsevier 2018 Indexed Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7367/1/Japanese%20encephalitis%20in%20Malaysia%20An%20overview%20and%20timeline.pdf Kiven Kumara and Siti Suri Arshad and Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah and Jalila Abu and Ooi Peck Toung and Yusuf Abba and A.R. Yasmin and Faruku Bande and Reuben Sharma and Bee Lee Ong (2018) Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline. Acta Tropica, 185. pp. 219-229. ISSN 0001-706X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.05.017
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description Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). It causes encephalitis in human and horses, and may lead to reproductive failure in sows. The first human encephalitis case in Malaya (now Malaysia) was reported during World War II in a British prison in 1942. Later, encephalitis was observed among race horses in Singapore. In 1951, the first JEV was isolated from the brain of an encephalitis patient. The true storyline of JE exposure among humans and animals has not been documented in Malaysia. In some places such as Sarawak, JEV has been isolated from mosquitoes before an outbreak in 1992. JE is an epidemic in Malaysia except Sarawak. There are four major outbreaks reported in Pulau Langkawi (1974), Penang (1988), Perak and Negeri Sembilan (1998–1999), and Sarawak (1992). JE is considered endemic only in Sarawak. Initially, both adults and children were victims of JE in Malaysia, however, according to the current reports; JE infection is only lethal to children in Malaysia. This paper describes a timeline of JE cases (background of each case) from first detection to current status, vaccination programs against JE, diagnostic methods used in hospitals and factors which may contribute to the transmission of JE among humans and animals in Malaysia.
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author Kiven Kumara
Siti Suri Arshad
Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah
Jalila Abu
Ooi Peck Toung
Yusuf Abba
A.R. Yasmin
Faruku Bande
Reuben Sharma
Bee Lee Ong
spellingShingle Kiven Kumara
Siti Suri Arshad
Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah
Jalila Abu
Ooi Peck Toung
Yusuf Abba
A.R. Yasmin
Faruku Bande
Reuben Sharma
Bee Lee Ong
Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline
author_facet Kiven Kumara
Siti Suri Arshad
Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah
Jalila Abu
Ooi Peck Toung
Yusuf Abba
A.R. Yasmin
Faruku Bande
Reuben Sharma
Bee Lee Ong
author_sort Kiven Kumara
title Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline
title_short Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline
title_full Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline
title_fullStr Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline
title_full_unstemmed Japanese encephalitis in Malaysia: an overview and timeline
title_sort japanese encephalitis in malaysia: an overview and timeline
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2018
url http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/7367/1/Japanese%20encephalitis%20in%20Malaysia%20An%20overview%20and%20timeline.pdf
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