Seroepidemiology of neutralizing antibodies to Japanese encephalitis virus in Singapore: Continued transmission despite abolishment of pig farming?

Acta Tropica

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-191

  Ting, Shirley Hui Ling ^a   Tan, Hwee Cheng ^b   Wong, Wai Kwan ^c   Ng, Mah Lee ^a   Chan, Soh Ha ^a   Ooi, Eng Eong ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Singapore)

^c Agri Food and Veterinary Authority   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV); Neutralizing antibodies; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALITIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICKEN; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SINGAPORE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE; ENCEPHALITIS, JAPANESE; HUMANS; INFANT; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SINGAPORE; SWINE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 7744246642     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.04.010     Document Type: Article

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