Rationale for Japanese encephalitis vaccination in short-term travellers to endemic areas

J Travel Med. 2024 Mar 1;31(2):taae003. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae003.

Authors

Sakarn Charoensakulchai¹, Pattaratida Singhasenee¹, Wasin Matsee^{1

2}, Eric Caumes³, Phimphan Pisutsan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Thai Travel Clinic, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
² Travel Medicine Research Unit, Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Hotel Dieu, 1 place du Parvis Notre Dame, Paris 75004, France.

PMID: 38195999
DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae003

No abstract available

Keywords: Japanese encephalitis vaccine; cost-benefit; high transmission; immunogenicity; low risk; short-term travellers.

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Viral
Encephalitis Virus, Japanese*
Encephalitis, Japanese* / epidemiology
Encephalitis, Japanese* / prevention & control
Humans
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines*
Travel
Vaccination

Substances

Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines
Antibodies, Viral