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Japanese encephalitis in pig populations of Cachar district of southern Assam, India: Emphasizing the need for enhanced surveillance.
Journal of vector borne diseases - 1 Apr 2026
Gupta Mukul, Gupta Ishita, Kumar M Suman, Dhanze Himani
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BACKGROUND OBJECTIVES: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a re-emerging vector-borne zoonotic disease with a significant public health impact in India. JE is endemic in several Indian states, including Assam, which consistently reports high burden of human JE cases in the country. Pigs, as amplifier hosts for the JE virus, plays a critical role in JE transmission cycle and serves as suitable sentinels for predicting...
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