Incidence of Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Hospitalizations in the Medium-Endemic Region in Central India.
Babasaheb Vishwanath TandalePravin S DeshmukhShilpa J TomarRahul NarangMohiuddin S QaziPadmaja Goteti VenkataManish JainDipty JainVijay Kumar GuduruJyoti JainRajesh V GosaviChandra Sekhar ValupadasPradeep R DeshmukhAbhishek V RautUday W NarlawarPunam Kumari JhaVijay P BondreGajanan N SapkalRekha G DamlePoornima M KhudeAbhimanyu K NiswadeManoj TalapalliwarPragati RathodPadmini Soujanya BallaPavan Kumar MuttineniKishore Kumar Kalepally JanakiramShekhar S RajderkarPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and global health (2023)
The annual incidence rate of Japanese encephalitis was < 1 case per 100,000 children. It indicated accelerated control of Japanese encephalitis after routine immunization. However, the annual incidence of acute encephalitis syndrome was still > 1 case per 100,000 children. It highlights the need for improving surveillance and evaluating the impacts of vaccination.