Resources on viral encephalitis

Outbreak of viral encephalitis was in news in parts of central India in July-August 2003. The best sources of information are the CDC (www.cdc.gov) and WHO (www.who. int), the National institute of neurological diseases and stroke, USA(www.ninds.nih. gov) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Health(www.astmh.org). Some specific Web resources on this topic are listed below:

Viral encephalitis collection from New York Academy of sciences (http://www.annalsny as.org/cgi/collection/viralenceph)

Collection of articles on viral encephalitis from this journal can be found in this site. While all abstracts can be accessed, full-text of the older articles can be accessed free.

Viral encephalitis from Disability online

(www.disability.vic.gov.au/dsonline/dsar ticles.nsf/pages/Viral_encephalitis?open document)

This website is from the Government of Victoria State of Australia. The website provides information for patients on various aspects of viral encephalitis.

Viral encephalitis from Merck manual
(http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section14/chapter176/176c.htm)

A brief description of various aspects of encephalitis is listed in the popular online textbook- the Merck manual.

University of Davis website on encephalitis (http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ucdhs/health/a-z/96Encephalitisviral/doc96.html) This website contains detailed information about viral encephalitis

Including sections on causes, symptoms, risk factors, severity, diagnosis, treatment, vaccines, recent literature and support organizations.

Netdoctor - Japanese encephalitis (http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/travel/diseases/japan ese_encephalitis.htm)

The Netdoctor, a popular health information website from UK provides useful patient information material on various aspects of Japanese encephalitis.

C. Vidyashankar,
Pediatrician,
Military Hospital, Kamptee,
Nagpur - 441001,
Maharashtra, India.
Email:[email protected]