Volume 15, Number 10—October 2009
Letter
Japanese Encephalitis in Hill and Mountain Districts, Nepal
Anuj Bhattachan, Sumi Amatya, Tika Ram Sedai, Shyam Raj Upreti, and Jeffrey Partridge
Table
Characteristics of Japanese encephalitis case-patients, hill and mountain districts (excluding Kathmandu Valley), Nepal, 2007
| Characteristic | No. (%) case-patients |
|---|---|
| Age, y* | |
| <1 | 6 (7) |
| 1–14 | 67 (74) |
| >15 |
71 (19) |
| Sex | |
| M | 59 (66) |
| F |
31 (34) |
| Death associated with Japanese encephalitis |
5 (6) |
| Specimen type collected | |
| Serum | 77 (86) |
| Cerebrospinal fluid |
13 (14) |
| History of travel outside district of residence† | |
| No | 84 (94) |
| Yes | 3 (3) |
| Unknown | 3 (3) |
*Range 4 mo–79 y.
†During the 30 days before onset of symptoms.
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