Diseases and vaccines
JE disease and vaccine resources -general
Featured resources
Bi-regional meeting on Japanese encephalitis
WHO/PATH
These proceedings of the WHO/PATH meetings on JE in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific provide updates on JE surveillance, diagnostics, and immunization programs.
Control of Japanese encephalitis—Within our grasp? (2006)
Solomon T. New England Journal of Medicine. 355 (9):869-871.
This article provides an up-to-date summary of JE disease incidence, epidemiology, and vaccines against JE.
Japanese encephalitis vaccines at a glance (updated 2008)
PATH
A side-by-side comparison of internationally available JE vaccines, including information on dosage, cost, and supply.
Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) JE recommendations (2006)
WHO
This issue of the Weekly Epidemiological Record includes recommendations on JE control through immunization, as provided at the April 2006 SAGE meeting.
WHO position paper on JE (2006)
World Health Organization (WHO)
This issue of the Weekly Epidemiological Record describes the WHO's official position and recommendations on JE disease and the use of vaccines.
General information
2006 Report of the Steering Committee on Dengue and Other Flavivirus Vaccines (2006)
WHO
The JE section of this report summarizes current activities aimed at furthering JE control through immunization, including clinical trials, the establishment of an AEFI surveillance network, vaccine introduction strategies, and development of new JE vaccines.
E-medicine: Japanese encephalitis (2002)
Kallen A.
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the disease
Japanese encephalitis: An orphan disease comes of age (2004)
Jacobson J.
An article on JE published in Immunization Forum, a publication of the GAVI Alliance.
PubMed searches
These pre-formatted searches will retrieve journal citations and availalbe abstracts on JE. Documents may be ordered through Loansome Doc if you have established an agreement with a participating library. See the "registration button" on the Loansome Doc ordering screen for a list of participating libraries.
SA 14-14-2 Japanese encephalitis vaccine (updated 2008)
PATH
This fact sheet provides important information on the SA 14-14-2 JE vaccine manufactured by Chengdu Institute of Biological Products. Topics include vaccine presentation, dosage, safety, and history of use.
Shadow lives-The human toll of Japanese encephalitis (2005)
PATH
This engaging seven-minute film, shot on location in India, introduces the viewer to four families whose lives have been changed by JE.