To determine the prevalence of JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS infection in pig’ s population in HaTay province and Central Highland provinces in the year 2002

ABSTRACT

By MAC-ELISA technique, Japanese encephalitis infection incidence was determined in HaTay as high in summer months of May, June, July in consisting with that of epidemic season in North VietNam. In Tay Nguyen (Central Highland), the incidence of Japanese encephalitis was low in pig’s population, dispersing in all the year round, similarly as the epidemic cases identified in 1998-2002 year period. By UCNKHC (?) Japanese high level of encephalitis antibody in population was determined in all round 12 months. No relationship of Japanese encephalitis infection in pig’s population and Japanese encephalitis cases was identified