Japanese encephalitis immunization in South Korea: past, present, and future.
Japanese encephalitis (JE), once a major public health problem in South Korea, has declined since the 1980s, as a result of improved living conditions, a mosquito eradication program, and a national JE vaccination program, which includes annual booster vaccine for all children less than or equal to 15 years of age. Increased immunity has greatly reduced illness and death; however, vaccine adverse effects are increasing, and a National Compensation Program for Vaccine Injury was begun in 1995. This article reviews past successes, current problems, and future direction of the JE vaccination program in South Korea.
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fYonsesi University College of Medcine, Seoul, South Korea. youngmo@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000276:immunology*; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014611:Vaccination; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000276:immunology*
D014765:Viral Vaccines