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Pigs in a backyard farm in Kandal province, Cambodia, 2018
In Kandal province, a rural area of Cambodia near Phnom Penh, the majority of livestock are raised in backyards. Pigs are kept in open pens next to farmers' houses, and poultry are often free-range in gardens during the day and locked in pens at night. Cattle and dogs are also present, and mosquito density is high. The proximity of competent vectors, pigs, chickens, ducks, and humans could allow year-round circulation of Japanese encephalitis virus, the leading cause of human acute viral encephalitis in Asia. Ladreyt, et al. (2022)
Image Credit: Héléna Ladreyt
Citation: (2022) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 16(7) August 2022. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 16(7): ev16.i07. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v16.i07
Published: August 3, 2022
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In Kandal province, a rural area of Cambodia near Phnom Penh, the majority of livestock are raised in backyards. Pigs are kept in open pens next to farmers' houses, and poultry are often free-range in gardens during the day and locked in pens at night. Cattle and dogs are also present, and mosquito density is high. The proximity of competent vectors, pigs, chickens, ducks, and humans could allow year-round circulation of Japanese encephalitis virus, the leading cause of human acute viral encephalitis in Asia. Ladreyt, et al. (2022)
Image Credit: Héléna Ladreyt