Prevalence and risk factors of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in livestock and companion animal in high-risk areas in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Karunanithi, Kiven Kumar, Arshad, Siti Suri, Selvarajah, Gayathri Thevi, Abu, Jalila, Ooi, Peck Toung, Abba, Yusuf, Bande, Faruku, Abd. Rahman, Yasmin, Kumar Sharma, Reuben Sunil, Bee, Lee Ong, Abdul Rasid, Anisah, Hashim, Norsuzana, Peli, Amira, Erandika Perera, Palliyage Don Heshini, Mohd Kharip Shah, Ahmad Khusaini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73625/1/Prevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20Japanese%20encephalitis%20virus%20%28JEV%29%20in%20livestock%20and%20companion%20animal%20in%20high-risk%20areas%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/73625/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29243139/

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is vector-borne zoonotic disease which causes encephalitis in humans and horses. Clinical signs for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection are not clearly evident in the majority of affected animals. In Malaysia, information on the prevalence of JEV infection has not...