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two laboratory-confirmed cases of japanese encephalitis imported to germany by travelers returning from southeast asia.japanese encephalitis virus is the leading cause of encephalitis in asia and parts of the pacific. despite the high number of symptomatic infections in endemic countries, clinical disease in travelers is rare. however, an increasing number of imported infections from popular holiday destinations in southeast asia have been recorded in the past few years, including serious disease courses in short-term travelers. here we report two severe, non-fatal cases in tourists, who returned from a long-tim ...201222465340
serologic and virologic studies of an imported dengue case occurring in 2014 in okinawa, japan.after returning from bali, indonesia, in february 2014, a 72-year-old man was hospitalized in okinawa owing to a high fever and rash. dengue was clinically suspected, and the patient tested positive for igm against dengue using a commercial kit. serologically, the patient showed secondary seroreactivity. significant increases in neutralization titers (n-titers) against all 4 serotypes of dengue virus (denv) and japanese encephalitis virus (jev) strains were recognized in convalescent-phase sera ...201626073738
risk factors for japanese encephalitis: a case-control study.japanese encephalitis (je) has been found to be endemic in bali, indonesia. a case-control study was conducted to identify factors associated with je infection. all 94 serologically confirmed je cases (cases) and 163 cases of encephalitis or aseptic meningitis without je (controls) identified in bali during 2001-2004 were included in the study. potential risk factors were surveyed at hospital admission. univariate analyses revealed the following factors to be associated with je: older age, refer ...201020109262
prevalence of antibodies to japanese encephalitis virus among pigs in bali and east java, indonesia, 2008.japanese encephalitis virus (jev) is a fatal disease in asia. pigs are considered to be the effective amplifying host for jev in the peridomestic environment. bali island and java island in indonesia provide a model to assess the effect of pigs on jev transmission, since the pig density is nearly 100-fold higher in bali than java, while the geographic and climatologic environments are equivalent in these areas. we surveyed antibodies to jev among 123 pigs in mengwi (bali) and 96 pigs in tulungag ...201020093765
japanese encephalitis in a swedish tourist after travelling to java and bali.japanese encephalitis (je) is a rare diagnosis outside endemic areas. a case report of the disease in an 80-y-old man after a short time visit to java and bali is presented.200415307587
the first report on human cases serologically diagnosed as japanese encephalitis in indonesia.although japanese encephalitis (je) virus was isolated from mosquitos in 1974, human je cases have never been reported in indonesia in spite of the prevalence of anti-je antibodies among human and pig populations as well as abundant je vector mosquitos. in this report, we describe serological diagnosis of je cases in bali. indonesia. using igm-capture elisa both on serum and cerebrospinal fluid (csf) of the patients. in the first series of our investigation (series 1), we examined serum specimen ...199910928363
mosquitoes of bali island, indonesia: common species in the village environment.routine sampling of mosquito populations in rural villages was carried out during 13 months at 4 locations in southern bali island, indonesia. sampling was by light trapping and early night resting collections around animal stables. specimens collected were preserved for assay of arthropod-borne viruses; 104,608 specimens representing 20 species were prepared in 2681 pools for viral assay. anopheles barbirostris and an. subpictus have been shown to be important vectors of brugia malayi and b. ti ...19836140760
japanese encephalitis after a two-week holiday in bali.japanese encephalitis is described in a 10-year-old girl after a short holiday in bali. four days after returning to australia the patient presented with a high fever, stupor and rapidly-developing focal neurological signs. recovery occurred gradually over a period of three months and she has returned to school. japanese encephalitis viral infection was confirmed by a marked rise in specific haemagglutination-inhibition antibodies and the presence of immunoglobulin m antibodies to the flavivirus ...19892566108
a hospital-based surveillance for japanese encephalitis in bali, indonesia.japanese encephalitis (je) is presumed to be endemic throughout asia, yet only a few cases have been reported in tropical asian countries such as indonesia, malaysia and the philippines. to estimate the true disease burden due to je in this region, we conducted a prospective, hospital-based surveillance with a catchment population of 599,120 children less than 12 years of age in bali, indonesia, from july 2001 through december 2003.200616603053
[the state of vector-borne diseases in indonesia].from epidemiological point of view, indonesia is an extremely interesting area owing its insular structure and ecological, anthropological, cultural and economical diversity. as everywhere, vector-borne diseases are the result of complex and variable epidemiological systems, subject both to biogeographical rules and human activity. two main arboviroses are present in indonesia: dengue and japanese encephalitis. dengue appears as an endemoepidemic disease and is mostly circumscribed to urban area ...200011775322
cost-effectiveness of japanese encephalitis (je) immunization in bali, indonesia.two hypothetical birth cohorts in bali, each consisting of 100,000 newborns, one immunized with live, attenuated je vaccine and the other un-immunized, were modeled for je risk over 11 years. cumulative je incidence before je vaccine introduction was used to represent je risk in the unvaccinated cohort. data on vaccine efficacy, vaccination and treatment costs were taken from published papers and surveys. the potential immunization program averted 54 cases, 5 deaths and saved 1,224 disability ad ...200818602436
fatal japanese encephalitis in a danish tourist visiting bali for 12 days. 19968792489
japanese encephalitis after a 10-day holiday in bali. 19957898243
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