SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS INFECTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANIMAL ASSOCIATION AND POTENTIAL HAZARD TO HUMAN HEALTH

Sonuwara, BegumSekar, MGunaseelan, LKumanan, KTANUVAS2019-09-232019-09-232016http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810128935TNV_TH_2016_DPV13022Japanese encephalitis virus (IEV) is a mosquito borne ﬂavivirus and is a signiﬁcant zoonotic pathogen. Geographically it is present in most of the Asian countries and some Paciﬁc areas. The main vector of JEV is mosquitoes belonging to the genus Culex. Birds and pig function as host and virus ampliﬁers, whereas humans are accidental hostsenVeterinary ScienceSPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS INFECTION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANIMAL ASSOCIATION AND POTENTIAL HAZARD TO HUMAN HEALTHThesis