Marilyn Charlene Montini Maluda and Jenarun Jelip and Mohd Yusof Ibrahim and Maria Suleiman and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree and Azalina Farina binti Aziz and Jaeyres Jani and Takaaki Yahiro and Kamruddin Ahmed (2020) Nineteen Years of Japanese Encephalitis Surveillance in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103 (2). ISSN 0002-9637
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Abstract
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is endemic in Malaysia. Although JE vaccination is practiced in the neighboring state of Sarawak for a long time, little is known about JE in Sabah state in Borneo. As a result, informed policy formulation for JE in Sabah has not been accomplished. In the present study, we have analyzed JE cases that have been reported to the Sabah State Health Department from 2000 to 2018. A total of 92 JE cases were reported during 19 years, and three-fourths of the cases were attributed to children. The estimated mean incidence for JE cases is 0.161/100,000 population. Japanese encephalitis was predominant in Sabah during June, July, and August, peaking in July. In most cases, pigs were absent within a 400-m radius of the place of residence. We could not establish any relationship between the mapping of JE cases and the number of piggeries in each district. We could not establish a relationship between average rainfall and JE cases, either. We propose the cases reported are possibly showing the tip of an iceberg and continuous surveillance is needed, as JE is a public health challenge in Sabah.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Japanese Encephalitis Surveillance, Sabah, JE vaccination |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS - |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2020 08:13 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2020 08:13 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25885 |
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