Abstract

A REVIEW ON CURRENT SCIENARIO OF JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS

Rakshith U. R.*, Balaji M. N. and M. Ramesh

Abstract

Japanese encephalitis is one of the neurological Infection. It is a Serious mosquito – Borne viral infection with broad range of manifestation. It mainly affects Animals, Humans and transmiited by Mosquito in Human causing inflammation of the membrane around the brain. Japanese encephalitis virus causes Japanese encephalitis by Flavivirus and is closely related to St. Louis Encephalitis and west nile Encephalitis. Approximately 20-30% of JE cases are Fatal and 30-50% of surviviour have significant neurological sequelae. In India Japanese encephalitis has claimed many lives in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh etc currently there is no cure for Japanese encephalitis virus and treatment is mainly symptomatic and supportive therapy. A number of Anti Viral Agents have been investigated how ever none of these should convincingly improve their out come of Japanese encephalitis virus

Keywords: Mosquito –Borne, Flavivirus St. Louis Encephalitis, Neurologic Sequelae.