Japanese Encephalitis — China
Kaohsiung’s Department of Health announced on Tuesday [7 Jul 2015] this year’s [2015] 1st case of Japanese encephalitis [JE] in the city. The patient, a 49 year old woman, is unable to speak and is in a semi-conscious state and undergoing treatment, the department said.
Japanese encephalitis usually becomes prevalent between May and July, during which period people should take extra care to avoid being bitten by the _Culex tritaeniorhynchus_ or _Culex annulus_ species of mosquitoes, the
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