Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine
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Indian J Community Med · Oct 2012
Incidence Rate of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome without Specific Treatment in India and Nepal.
A performance target (PT) for the incidence rate (IR) of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) was not defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to lack of data. There is no specific treatment for ~90% of the AES cases. ⋯ IRs were considerably different for India and Nepal. Using the current mean IR as PT for the next year was simple and practical. Using forecasting was complex and, less frequently, useful.