Abstract

Serological surveys of pigs (Sus scrofa) and bats (Chiroptera) were conducted in Sin tang over 3 subdistricts (Kayanhulu, Kayanhilir, Kotabaru) during the period of 17 July to 2 August 1994. Blood samples were collected fron 68 pigs and 157 bats and tested for JEV antibody. Antibody to JEV were found in 39 (57%) pig sera and 24 (15.3%) bat sera using a hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test. This study gives more information on the geographic and host distribution of JEV in Indonesia, and increased knowledge about potential risk of JEV to public health.