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Volume 6, Number 1—February 2000
Perspective

Japanese Encephalitis Immunization in South Korea: Past, Present, and Future

Young Mo SohnComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Figure 2

A. Incidence of Japanese encephalitis (JE) per 100,000, by province, South Korea, 1949 and 1958 (7). B. Incidence of JE per 100,000, by province, South Korea, 1965 to 1998 (modified from 8-11,24).

Figure 2. A. Incidence of Japanese encephalitis (JE) per 100,000, by province, South Korea, 1949 and 1958 (7). B. Incidence of JE per 100,000, by province, South Korea, 1965 to 1998 (modified from 8-11,24).

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