Vajpayee A, Mukherjee M K, Chakraborty A K, Chakraborty M S
All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, Calcutta.
J Commun Dis. 1991 Mar;23(1):18-21.
An outbreak of Japanese encephalitis (JE) was reported from Rourkela city for the first time in September-November 1989. 41 cases and 15 deaths occurred with a case fatality rate of 36.6 per cent. Most of the cases (66 per cent) were in the age group of 5-19 years. There was no case under 5 years. Female-male ratio of cases was 1:1.7. Serological examination of convalescent cases showed JE specific IgM indicating strong evidence of recent JE infection. Large number of pigs were seen in the affected areas.
1989年9月至11月，首次报道了鲁尔克拉市爆发日本脑炎（乙脑）疫情。共出现41例病例，15人死亡，病死率为36.6%。大多数病例（66%）年龄在5至19岁之间，5岁以下无病例。病例的男女比例为1:1.7。对恢复期病例的血清学检查显示乙脑特异性IgM，表明近期感染乙脑的有力证据。在受影响地区发现大量猪。
