Volume 6, Number 1—February 2000
Perspective
Japanese Encephalitis Immunization in South Korea: Past, Present, and Future
Table 1
The Japanese encephalitis (JE) epidemic forecast program, South Korea
Year | Date of attention | Date of alarm | Date index case diagnosed | Provincea |
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1975 | 6/24 | 8/19 | 8/22 | South Cholla |
1976 | 6/25 | 8/18 | 9/10 | South Cholla |
1977 | 6/20 | 8/ 9 | 8/18 | Cheju |
1978 | 6/23 | 8/16 | 8/22 | South Cholla |
1979 | 6/20 | 8/ 7 | 8/30 | South Cholla |
1980 | 6/16 | 8/22 | 8/28 | South Cholla |
1981 | 6/26 | 8/19 | 8/22 | Kyonggi |
1982 | 6/14 | 7/23 | 8/ 6 | South Cholla |
1983 | 5/24 | 8/16 | 8/23 | South Cholla |
1984 | 6/5 | 8/16 | - | NAb |
1985 | 5/21 | 8/20 | - | NA |
1986 | 5/22 | 8/25 | - | NA |
1987 | 5/21 | 7/30 | 8/11 | South Cholla |
1988 | 5/30 | 8/10 | 9/8 | South Cholla |
1989 | 5/25 | 8/25 | - | South Cholla |
1990 | 5/23 | 8/21 | 9/26 | South Cholla |
1991 | 5/23 | 7/31 | 7/29 | Kyonggi |
1992 | 5/13 | 8/13 | 8/24 | South Cholla |
1993 | 6/1 | 8/10 | 8/12 | Cheju |
1994 | 5/20 | 8/4 | 9/6 | South Cholla |
1995 | 5/11 | 8/24 | - | South Cholla |
1996 | 5/23 | 8/13 | South Cholla | |
1997 | 5/27 | 6/20 | Kyonggi | |
1998 | 5/7 | 8/13 | 8/6 | South Cholla |
aProvince is the place where JE virus was first isolated in that year.
bNot available.