Effectiveness of the Viet Nam produced, mouse brain-derived, inactivated Japanese encephalitis vaccine in Northern Viet Nam.

• Main Authors: Florian Marks (Author), Thi Thu Yen Nguyen (Author), Nhu Duong Tran (Author), Minh Hong Nguyen (Author), Hai Ha Vu (Author), Christian G Meyer (Author), Young Ae You (Author), Frank Konings (Author), Wei Liu (Author), Thomas F Wierzba (Author), Zhi-Yi Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a flaviviral disease of public health concern in many parts of Asia. JE often occurs in large epidemics, has a high case-fatality ratio and, among survivors, frequently causes persistent neurological sequelae and mental disabilities. In 19...