Japanese Enchepalitis Detection By Enzyme Linked Immunoassay Of Encephalitis Cases In Five Provinces In Indonesia In 2014

Japanese Enchepalitis is one of viral infection that became health problem in Asia, including Indonesia. The information of JE cases are rare since the symptoms are very wide and JE is not familiar among clinicians. This study aims to describe the JE cases from enchepalitis outbreak. A total of 19 samples consisting of serum and CSF specimens collected during 2014 was obtained from reports JE outbreaks of five provinces (Banten, Central Java, West Kalimantan, North Sulawesi and North Sumatera). The main symptoms were fever (100%), loss of consciousness (58%), confuse (53%), paralyzed (32%) and seizure (21%). The laboratory test results found two cases with positive IgM JE, two cases equivocal and 15 negative. From this preliminary results we concluded that 2 out of 19 suspected cases were positive JE that came from Landak District in West Kalimantan and Manado District in North Sulawesi.