This year's groundbreaking immunization campaigns in India and Nepal protected 11 million children against Japanese encephalitis—a devastating disease that claimed the lives of more than 1,800 people in just a few months in 2005. The following news articles describe the impact of Japanese encephalitis and the efforts of PATH and our partners to plan for the introduction of an effective, affordable vaccine.
16 lakh vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis
The Himalayan Times, August 6, 2006
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India launches encephalitis vaccination
The Washington Post, July 26, 2006
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Immunization drive against Japanese encephalitis
The Hindu, July 26, 2006
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Fight against encephalitis gets powerful champion
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 25, 2006
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Scheme to offer encephalitis
The Statesman, May 25, 2006
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Curing medicine's orphans: When rich countries ignore far-away diseases
The Washington Post, December 19, 2005
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At least 70 million kids face encephalitis risk: Unicef
The Peninsula, Dec 10, 2005
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Japanese encephalitis death toll hits 1,000
Security Watch, September 29, 2005
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Can we end Japanese encephalitis?
The Indian Express, September 20, 2005
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A deadly virus spreads in India, despite vaccines within reach
The Washington Post, September 11, 2005
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Asian network launched to fight Japanese encephalitis
Science and Development Network, August 31, 2005
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Safety of SA 14-14-2 Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine
WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record, July 15, 2005
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