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Encephalitis on Taiwan^*

I. Introduction and Epidemiology

J. Thomas Grayston, San-Pin Wang AND Ch'Un-Hui Yen

Utilising reported cases of encephalitis from 1955 through 1959, the age, sex, area and time incidence of this disease on Taiwan is presented. Cases serologically confirmed with Japanese encephalitis virus antigen in 1958 and 1959 indicate that the encephalitis season is short (3 to 6 weeks). During the 5 years of observation, the season occurred as early as June and as late as September. The first isolation of Japanese encephalitis virus on Taiwan is reported.

^* This study was supported in part by contract Nonr-2121(07) between the Office of Naval Research and the University of Chicago, and in part by funding under Public Law 480, Section 104(c). The opinions and assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the Naval Service at large.

Reprints of this series may be obtained by addressing: Commanding Officer, NAMRU-2, San Francisco, California.

Present address: Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 5, Washington.

Commissioner of Health, Province of Taiwan, Republic of China.