Japanese encephalitis immunization in South Korea: past, present, and future.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Sohn, Y. M.
• Description:
  Japanese encephalitis (JE), once a major public health problem in South Korea, has declined since the 1980s, as a result of improved living conditions, a mosquito eradication program, and a national JE vaccination program, which includes annual booster vaccine for all children less than or equal to 15 years of age. Increased immunity has greatly reduced illness and death; however, vaccine adverse effects are increasing, and a National Compensation Program for Vaccine Injury was begun in 1995. This article reviews past successes, current problems, and future direction of the JE vaccination program in South Korea.
• Subjects:
  Encephalitis, Japanese Encephalitis Virus, Japanese Humans Time Factors Vaccination Viral Vaccines
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 6(1):17-24.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Republic of Korea
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:61d527c904aac3df3676eaf3ee88427b2d3fd63799f59f6aac88920fc25743cc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14937/cdc_14937_DS1.pdf
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