"Encephalitis, Japanese" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A mosquito-borne encephalitis caused by the Japanese B encephalitis virus (ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE) occurring throughout Eastern Asia and Australia. The majority of infections occur in children and are subclinical or have features limited to transient fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. Inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges may occur and lead to transient or permanent neurologic deficits (including a POLIOMYELITIS-like presentation); SEIZURES; COMA; and death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p751; Lancet 1998 Apr 11;351(9109):1094-7)
| Descriptor ID |
D004672
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.081.343.345 C02.182.525.300.250 C02.290.310.280 C02.782.310.345 C02.782.350.250.300 C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.400 C10.228.228.245.340.300.400 C10.228.228.399.750.300.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Encephalitis, Japanese- Encephalitis, Japanese
- Encephalitis, Japanese B
- Viral Encephalitis, Japanese B
- Japanese B Viral Encephalitis
- Japanese B Encephalitis
- Japanese Encephalitis
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Encephalitis, Japanese".
- Diseases [C]
- Virus Diseases [C02]
- Arbovirus Infections [C02.081]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.081.343]
- Encephalitis, Japanese [C02.081.343.345]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C02.182]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.182.525]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.182.525.300]
- Encephalitis, Japanese [C02.182.525.300.250]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C02.290]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.290.310]
- Encephalitis, Japanese [C02.290.310.280]
- RNA Virus Infections [C02.782]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C02.782.310]
- Encephalitis, Japanese [C02.782.310.345]
- Flaviviridae Infections [C02.782.350]
- Flavivirus Infections [C02.782.350.250]
- Encephalitis, Japanese [C02.782.350.250.300]
- Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
- Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
- Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430]
- Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.140.430.520]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.140.430.520.750]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300]
- Encephalitis, Japanese [C10.228.140.430.520.750.300.400]
- Central Nervous System Infections [C10.228.228]
- Central Nervous System Viral Diseases [C10.228.228.245]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.245.340]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.245.340.300]
- Encephalitis, Japanese [C10.228.228.245.340.300.400]
- Infectious Encephalitis [C10.228.228.399]
- Encephalitis, Viral [C10.228.228.399.750]
- Encephalitis, Arbovirus [C10.228.228.399.750.300]
- Encephalitis, Japanese [C10.228.228.399.750.300.400]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Encephalitis, Japanese".
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Encephalitis, Japanese" by people in Profiles.
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Japanese Encephalitis: Risk of Emergence in the United States and the Resulting Impact. Viruses. 2023 12 28; 16(1).
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Japanese Encephalitis and Associated Environmental Risk Factors in Eastern Uttar Pradesh: A time series analysis from 2001 to 2016. Acta Trop. 2020 Dec; 212:105701.
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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2019 07 19; 68(2):1-33.
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Mouse and Human Monoclonal Antibodies Protect against Infection by Multiple Genotypes of Japanese Encephalitis Virus. mBio. 2018 02 27; 9(1).
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Evaluation of chimeric Japanese encephalitis and dengue viruses for use in diagnostic plaque reduction neutralization tests. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Jul; 16(7):1052-9.
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Protection against Japanese encephalitis virus strains representing four genotypes by passive transfer of sera raised against ChimeriVax-JE experimental vaccine. Vaccine. 2004 Sep 09; 22(27-28):3722-6.
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Chimeric live, attenuated vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (ChimeriVax-JE): phase 2 clinical trials for safety and immunogenicity, effect of vaccine dose and schedule, and memory response to challenge with inactivated Japanese encephalitis antigen. J Infect Dis. 2003 Oct 15; 188(8):1213-30.
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Chimeric flaviviruses: novel vaccines against dengue fever, tick-borne encephalitis, and Japanese encephalitis. Adv Virus Res. 2003; 61:469-509.
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Single mutation in the flavivirus envelope protein hinge region increases neurovirulence for mice and monkeys but decreases viscerotropism for monkeys: relevance to development and safety testing of live, attenuated vaccines. J Virol. 2002 Feb; 76(4):1932-43.
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Japanese encephalitis vaccines: current vaccines and future prospects. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2002; 267:105-38.