George S, Yergolkar P N, Kamala H, Kamala C S
National Institute of Virology, Pune.
Indian J Med Res. 1990 Sep;91:328-30.
An outbreak of encephalitis in Bellary district of Karnataka state and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh which occurred during October 1986 to January, 1987, has been investigated. Out of the 219 patients reported, 110 were from Bellary district and the remaining 109 were from Anantapur and Kurnool districts of Andhra Pradesh; 131 (59.8%) were males and 88 (40.2%) females, while 192 (87.7%) patients were aged 10 yr and below. Sixty one patients died giving a case fatality rate of 27.9 per cent. Virological/serological investigations were carried out on 153 patients. Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus was isolated from the brain tissue of 2 cases. On the basis of the results of serological tests and virus isolation, a flavivirus (JE/WN/DEN) etiology could be established in 116 (75.8%) patients.
对1986年10月至1987年1月在卡纳塔克邦贝拉里区及安得拉邦毗邻地区爆发的脑炎疫情进行了调查。在报告的219例患者中，110例来自贝拉里区，其余109例来自安得拉邦的阿南塔布尔和库尔努尔区；131例（59.8%）为男性，88例（40.2%）为女性，192例（87.7%）患者年龄在10岁及以下。61例患者死亡，病死率为27.9%。对153例患者进行了病毒学/血清学调查。从2例患者的脑组织中分离出日本脑炎（JE）病毒。根据血清学检测和病毒分离结果，116例（75.8%）患者可确定为黄病毒（JE/西尼罗病毒/登革热病毒）病因。
