Disease | Aetiological agent | Transmission route | Host animals in SE Asia | Estimated DALYs lost per year | Risk factors |
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) | Viral (JE virus) | Vector borne: Culex tritaeniorhynchus | Waterfowl (ducks, herons, egrets), pigs, horses | 709,000 for JE; 7, 141 000 (6,148,000–8,274,000) for encephalitis | Vector population and wet season; rice agriculture production and its proximity of the household; pig husbandry systems |
Taenia solium taeniasis-cysticercosis | Parasitic (T. solium) | Consumption of raw/undercooked pork or vegetable products; ingestion of viable cysts from infected pork, faecal-oral route (taenia eggs) | Pigs | 503,000 (379,000–663,000) | Food preparation and consumption practices; poor hygiene and sanitation; pig husbandry systems; use of human faeces as fertiliser for vegetable gardens; poor meat inspection |
Streptococcus suis | Bacterial (S. suis) | Consumption of raw/undercooked pork products; direct contact with carrier or infected pigs/pig products | Pigs mainly; also wild boars, horses, dogs, cats | Unknown for S. Suis; 9, 563 000 (8,108,000–10,858,000) for meningitisi | Food preparation and consumption practices; swine contact in high risk occupations; slaughter practices |