PREVALENCE OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS IN DHEMAJI DISTRICT OF ASSAM

Abstract

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is the viral disease caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) transmitted to human by Culex mosquitoes.  As per WHO, annually 10,000–15,000 people die due to JEV in worldwide. In India, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) is playing an important role for controlling the JEV by surveillance in each Region by Government of India. The present study was carried out to check the positivity rate of JEV among Acute encephalitis syndrome (AES cases) in 2013-2014 at Dhemaji district of Assam and to find out the risk age group and relation of JEV with living behavior. In our study it was found that 74.46% patients reported as AES were below 10 years and out of which 38.09 % patients were JE positive.