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PRO> Japanese encephalitis: Philippines (DR), Viet Nam, India (KL,BR)

Japanese Encephalitis -- PhilippinesThe City Health Office [CHO] has confirmed a case of Japanese encephalitis in Davao [city, Davao del Sur province] and warned the public of the viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes which can cause neurologic defects.Dr. Josephine Villafuerte of CHO here confirmed that a 52-year-old man from Bacaca was diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne flavivirus related to dengue, yellow fever and West Nile viruses. He was discharged from the hospital last Read more [...]