Japanese encephalitis Archives

KDCA Issues Nationwide Alert for Japanese Encephalitis

SUWON, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) issued a nationwide alert for Japanese encephalitis on Thursday after confirming Culex tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes carrying the disease in Busan. The alert is triggered when the average number of mosquitoes collected twice a week surpasses 500, representing over 50% of the total mosquito [...]

Japanese Encephalitis-Spreading Mosquitoes Hit Hard by Heat

SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — With the mercury soaring to record highs, the population of a species of mosquitoes (culex tritaeniorhynchus) known as the carrier of Japanese encephalitis has been decimated. According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only eight of the pesky mosquito specimens were collected on average per day [...]