Diseases and vaccines

PATH Japanese encephalitis (JE) project

PATH collaborates with national governments and international organizations to prepare for introduction of JE vaccine in endemic areas. Supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the PATH JE project is helping to establish robust, sustainable systems for JE surveillance and diagnosis and to develop strategies for vaccine introduction.

PATH and our partners envision a world where every affected country has the information and political will needed to effectively, efficiently, and safely control JE—and where every child at risk of JE infection is protected with a safe, efficacious, and affordable vaccine. The materials below provide an update on the activities of PATH's JE project.

JE project news

JE Newsbriefs
PATH
These newsletters offer periodic updates on JE disease, JE vaccines, and PATH's JE project.

JE flash
PATH
Breaking news about JE disease, vaccines, and introduction activities

JE project country activities

Creating a Japanese encephalitis surveillance system in Vietnam (2007)
PATH
This document provides details on PATH's partnership with the National Expanded Program on Immunization in Vietnam to enhance surveillance of JE disease and inform future immunization program planning.

Focusing on control in China and beyond (2007)
PATH
A summary of the JE Project's work in China to evaluate and strengthen JE control. Information is also provided on PATH's partnership with the Chinese manufacturer of a safe and affordable JE vaccine.

Japanese encephalitis surveillance in Cambodia (2007)
PATH
An update on surveillance activities in Cambodia supported by PATH's JE Project.

Japanese encephalitis surveillance in Indonesia (2007)
PATH
An update on surveillance activities in Indonesian districts supported by PATH's JE Project.

Partnering for successful introduction of Japanese encephalitis vaccine in India (2007)
Government of India/PATH
Presented at the 11th Annual Scientific Conference of the International Center for Diarrheoal Disease Research, Bangladesh, this poster describes the role of partnership in planning and implementing a groundbreaking JE vaccination campaign that reached more than 9 million at-risk children in just three months.

Protecting India's children from Japanese encephalitis (2007)
PATH
This fact sheet provides information about the partnerships and commitments that helped the Government of India introduce a landmark strategy to vaccinate children at highest risk. Campaigns in 2006 reached more than 9 million, and the target population in 2007 exceeds 23 million.

General information about PATH's JE project

Bi-regional meetings on Japanese encephalitis
WHO/PATH
These proceedings of the WHO/PATH meetings on JE in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific provide an update on JE surveillance, diagnostics, and immunization programs.

The burden of JE in Southeast Asia: The role of NGOs in fighting the disease (2006)
Jacobson J. PATH
PATH's JE project director gave this presentation at the 2006 meeting of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. It provides an overview of JE disease burden and the activities of the PATH JE project.

Japanese Encephalitis Prevention Network
PATH
PATH launched this web portal to help countries track data about JE disease, record outbreaks, and exchange information on control strategies. The network is coordinated through technical support from Voxiva in New Delhi, India.

JE project overview
A summary of the mission, objectives, and activities of the JE project's efforts aimed at JE control through immunization.

Protecting Asia’s children (2005)
PATH
The JE Project was featured in PATH’s programmatic newsletter, Directions in Global Health.