Surveillance for Japanese Encephalitis in Vietnam, 1998–2007

Nguyen Thu Yen Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado; Expanded Program on Immunization, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Mark R. Duffy Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado; Expanded Program on Immunization, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Nguyen Minh Hong Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado; Expanded Program on Immunization, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Nguyen Tran Hien Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado; Expanded Program on Immunization, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Marc Fischer Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado; Expanded Program on Immunization, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Susan L. Hills Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Arboviral Diseases Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado; Expanded Program on Immunization, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0262
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Volume 83: Issue 4
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) is recognized as an important public health problem in Vietnam. A JE immunization program was introduced in 1997 in high-risk districts and expanded to additional districts over subsequent years. We reviewed national acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) surveillance data for 1998–2007 and analyzed more detailed data regarding JE from five northern provinces in 2004 and 2005. The annual reported incidence of AES in Vietnam ranged from 3.0 to 1.4 cases per 100,000 population with a decreasing trend over the 10-year period. The mean annual incidence of AES was highest in the northern region of the country. Of 421 AES cases from five northern provinces with laboratory results reported, 217 (52%) had laboratory evidence of recent JEV infection. As Vietnam moves closer to control of JE through immunization, accurate JE surveillance data will be important to evaluate and guide the program.

Author Notes

*Address correspondence to Susan L. Hills, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521. E-mail: shills@cdc.gov

Financial support: This study was supported in part by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Diseases Detection Project.

Authors' addresses: Nguyen Thu Yen and Nguyen Minh Hong, Department of Epidemiology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam, E-mails: yentc2004@gmail.com and hongnihe@gmail.com. Mark R. Duffy, Marc Fischer, and Susan L. Hills, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, E-mails: mark.duffy@brooks.af.mil, mfischer@cdc.gov, and shills@cdc.gov. Nguyen Tran Hien, Expanded Program on Immunization, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam, E-mail: nthiennihe@vnn.vn.

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©The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010
Received:
07 May 2010
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Accepted:
17 Jun 2010
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Published Online:
05 Oct 2010
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
Online ISSN:
1476-1645
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