Recommendations for the use of Japanese encephalitis vaccines
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne viral infection which is prevalent in Taiwan. The virus circulates in an enzootic cycle in pigs which serve as amplifying hosts. Outbreaks typically occur during summer. A universal vaccination program using 4-shot mouse brain-derived inactivated vaccin...
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doaj-fa3916b0cb7f45bba6bfde142b322a252020-11-24T22:00:37ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722020-02-0161138Recommendations for the use of Japanese encephalitis vaccinesPing-Ing Lee0Yhu-Chering Huang1Kao-Pin Hwang2Ching-Chuan Liu3Cheng-Hsun Chiu4Po-Yen Chen5Chun-Yi Lu6Chih-Jung Chen7Luan-Yin Chang8Nan-Chang Chiu9Hsin Chi10Hsiao-Chuan Lin11Keh-Gong Wu12Yu-Huai Ho13Wu Sun14Tzou-Yien Lin15Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No.8, Chung Shan S. Rd., Taipei, 10041, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 2312 3456 Ext.71515, fax: +886 2 2314 7450.Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, TaiwanSchool of Medicine, China Medical University; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, China Medical University Children's Hospital, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, TaiwanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, TaiwanSection of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, TaiwanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, MacKay Children's Hospital, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, MacKay Children's Hospital, TaiwanSchool of Medicine, China Medical University; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, China Medical University Children's Hospital, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, TaiwanDivision of Infection Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, TaiwanPao-Chien Hospital, TaiwanDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, TaiwanJapanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne viral infection which is prevalent in Taiwan. The virus circulates in an enzootic cycle in pigs which serve as amplifying hosts. Outbreaks typically occur during summer. A universal vaccination program using 4-shot mouse brain-derived inactivated vaccine has successfully controlled JE epidemics in Taiwan since 1968. More than 90% of JE cases in recent years were older than 20 years in Taiwan. Because of several drawbacks, mouse brain-derived vaccine has been replaced by newer generation JE vaccines, including inactivated Vero cell-derived vaccine and live chimeric vaccine. The present article describes the recommendations in Taiwan for the use of new JE vaccines and the schedules for shifting between different JE vaccines. Key Words: epidemiology, immunization schedule, Japanese encephalitis, vaccinationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957219305492 |
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Ping-Ing Lee Yhu-Chering Huang Kao-Pin Hwang Ching-Chuan Liu Cheng-Hsun Chiu Po-Yen Chen Chun-Yi Lu Chih-Jung Chen Luan-Yin Chang Nan-Chang Chiu Hsin Chi Hsiao-Chuan Lin Keh-Gong Wu Yu-Huai Ho Wu Sun Tzou-Yien Lin |
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Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne viral infection which is prevalent in Taiwan. The virus circulates in an enzootic cycle in pigs which serve as amplifying hosts. Outbreaks typically occur during summer. A universal vaccination program using 4-shot mouse brain-derived inactivated vaccine has successfully controlled JE epidemics in Taiwan since 1968. More than 90% of JE cases in recent years were older than 20 years in Taiwan. Because of several drawbacks, mouse brain-derived vaccine has been replaced by newer generation JE vaccines, including inactivated Vero cell-derived vaccine and live chimeric vaccine. The present article describes the recommendations in Taiwan for the use of new JE vaccines and the schedules for shifting between different JE vaccines. Key Words: epidemiology, immunization schedule, Japanese encephalitis, vaccination |
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