This 25-minute BBC World documentary, produced by Rockhopper TV, provides a glimpse of the devastating toll of Japanese encephalitis in Southeast Asia and the tireless efforts of many partners dedicated to making a vaccine widely available. The film highlights the serious Indian outbreak in 2005 and innovative diagnostic work in Malaysia, and it explains why vaccination is the only effective way to control the disease.

Author(s): PATH; Rockhopper TV

Published: 2005

Resource types: PATH resource

Diseases: Japanese encephalitis

Topics: Disease/vaccine specific information

Regions: Asia