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Japanese Encephalitis -- Myanmar
Kayin (Karen) State is seeing a rash of Japanese encephalitis cases this year [2017], prompting a wide-scale vaccine roll out, public health officials say. "Kayin State is one of the areas most affected by Japanese encephalitis," said Dr Tun Min, head of the Kayin State Public Health Department. "Five year old children have been infected the most."
The severe, mosquitoborne virus causes brain inflammation and is endemic to many South East Asian countries. Between 30 and 50 per cent of

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