JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS: A CONTINUING GLOBAL THREAT

AGRAWAL P.T.¹, NAIR M.P.N.², SAXENA S.K.^3
1CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad- 500 007, AP, India.
²College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami 33199 (FL), USA.
³CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad- 500 007, AP, India.

Received : 13-11-2013     Accepted : 24-02-2014     Published : 10-03-2014
Volume : 3     Issue : 1       Pages : 42 - 45
J Pathol Res 3.1 (2014):42-45

Conflict of Interest : None declared

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the main mosquito borne pathogen that causes viral encephalitis in South and South-East Asia. The JEV has spread all over the world. Around 30% of the people infected with JEV die every year and a high percentage of survivors are left with irreversible neurological damage. At present, there is no cure for JE and treatment is only for support. Many antiviral agents are being tested but no convincing result has been obtained yet.