Single Dose of SA 14-14-2 Vaccine Provides Long-term Protection Against Japanese Encephalitis: A Case-control Study in Nepalese Children 5 Years After Immunization

Published in the journal Vaccine, this article discusses the return of investigators to Nepali villages where they conducted a case control study that revealed 99 percent efficacy after one year among children who received a single dose of the vaccine, to determine whether protection extended through five years.

Author(s): Tandan J, Ohrr H, Sohn Y, et al.

Published: 2007

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    Citation: Tandan J, Ohrr H, Sohn Y, et al. Single Dose SA 14-14-2 Vaccine Provides Long-term Protection Against Japanese Encephalitis: A Case-control Study in Nepalese Children 5 Years After Immunization. Vaccine. 2007;25(27):5041-5045.

Resource types: Peer-reviewed journal

Diseases: Japanese encephalitis

Topics: Vaccine safety

Regions: Asia