Japanese Encephalitis

How do you scale up a vaccine to protect more than 300 million children? We’ve worked for almost two decades with governments, manufacturers, and other partners across Asia and beyond to radically increase protection against Japanese encephalitis, a crippling and incurable disease also known as “brain fever.”

Sept. 20, 2018
How a once little-used vaccine now protects millions from Japanese encephalitis
Case study: India’s leadership in the fight against Japanese encephalitis
Aug. 30, 2019, 1:35 p.m.
Edging out Japanese encephalitis
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17 Articles
  1. Man drives motorbike on a dirt road. A woman on the back of the motorbike holds a cold storage box.
    February 25, 2022

    In Laos, an old partnership makes new progress against COVID-19

    How PATH and the Ministry of Health are building on work against Japanese encephalitis to strengthen pandemic response.
  2. Dr. Huong Minh Vu, PATH’s regional technical director in Vietnam, prepares Japanese encephalitis vaccines at an immunization drive in Xieng Khouang Province, Laos. PATH/Aaron Joel Santos.
    November 11, 2020

    Celebrating 40 years of health innovation in Vietnam

    Reflecting on four decades of public health progress, and recommitting for the future.
  3. This family in Laos knew firsthand the importance of vaccinating their children against Japanese encephalitis.
    October 2, 2019

    Hope for a village: A family’s love to protect their children

    A story of loss, love, and new hope—in the form of a vaccine.
  4. A doctor at Chaoyang Maternal and Child Health Care Centre in Beijing, China, immunizes a young girl against Japanese encephalitis while her father comforts her. Photo: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    August 20, 2019

    How a little-known vaccine in China became a global lifesaving tool

    A Chinese vaccine manufacturer and PATH partnered to scale a lifesaving vaccine, protecting millions of children across Asia from deadly Japanese encephalitis.
  5. Myanmar Japanese encephalitis vaccination campaign 2017
    April 24, 2019

    No longer neglected—the story (behind the story) of the Japanese encephalitis vaccine

    Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe and Dr. Kathleen Neuzil are pioneers of a nearly two-decade effort to prevent and control Japanese encephalitis (JE).
  6. A student from Shan State, Myanmar proudly shows his inked finger – proof that he was vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis. This boy is one of more than 300 million children to be vaccinated against the deadly disease with PATH assistance.
    April 18, 2019

    Why we work on vaccines

    Vaccines are one of the most effective global public health interventions ever.
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