Epidemiology--surveillance information

Okabe, N.

No to Hattatsu 32(2): 137-141

2000


ISSN/ISBN: 0029-0831
PMID: 10723189
Document Number: 523248
Recent data of the National Epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Diseases (NESID) showed that neurological complications associated with influenza virus infection, such as acute encephalitis/encephalopathy (excluding Reye's syndrome) have increased in number especially among young children. Further investigation is necessary to find the pathogenesis of these serious complications and clarify whether this phenomenon is due to unclarified factor(s) unique in Japan or it has reminded unrecognized in other countries.

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