Recommendations for the use of Japanese encephalitis vaccines

• Main Authors: Ping-Ing Lee (Author), Yhu-Chering Huang (Author), Kao-Pin Hwang (Author), Ching-Chuan Liu (Author), Cheng-Hsun Chiu (Author), Po-Yen Chen (Author), Chun-Yi Lu (Author), Chih-Jung Chen (Author), Luan-Yin Chang (Author), Nan-Chang Chiu (Author), Hsin Chi (Author), Hsiao-Chuan Lin (Author), Keh-Gong Wu (Author), Yu-Huai Ho (Author), Wu Sun (Author), Tzou-Yien Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 vaccin...