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*Disease risk extremely low in travelers | *Disease risk extremely low in travelers | ||
*Advanced age may be a risk factor for developing [[symptomatic]] illness after [[infection]]. | *Advanced age may be a risk factor for developing [[symptomatic]] illness after [[infection]]. | ||
*Japanese encephalitis acquired during [[pregnancy]] carries the potential for | *Japanese encephalitis acquired during [[pregnancy]] carries the potential for intrauterine [[infection]] and [[fetal death]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Risk Factors
- Residents of rural areas in endemic locations
- Active duty military deployed to endemic areas
- Expatriates in rural areas
- Disease risk extremely low in travelers
- Advanced age may be a risk factor for developing symptomatic illness after infection.
- Japanese encephalitis acquired during pregnancy carries the potential for intrauterine infection and fetal death.