Japanese encephalitis in travelers: Review of cases and seasonal risk

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-219

  Buhl, Mads R ^a   Lindquist, Lars ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINE;

AEDES; ARTICLE; CULEX; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; SCANDINAVIA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEROPREVALENCE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TRAVEL; VIRUS MENINGITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS, JAPANESE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VACCINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649083413     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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