title: Vaccine introduction in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
abstract: The feasibility of mass vaccination campaigns for Japanese encephalitis and Haemophilus influenzae type b infections was explored in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea using pilot vaccination studies. The experiences from these initial studies were then used to support larger vaccination campaigns in children at risk of these infections. We discuss the challenges and requirements for the inclusion of additional vaccines into the existing expanded program on immunization in the country.
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: fmarks@ivi.int.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Batmunkh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nyambat
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dept. of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Yi
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: von Kalckreuth
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Kilgore
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Canada Pnuvax Biopharm, Asia and Pacific Office, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yuping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Se Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Im
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Konings
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.affiliation: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Wierzba
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Clemens
mesh_terms: D016667:Bacterial Capsules; D002648:Child; D056911:Democratic People's Republic of Korea; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D022321:Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines; D032541:Mass Vaccination
chemical_list: D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; C044237:Haemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccine; D022321:Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines
keywords: DPR Korea; DPRK; Disease burden; Japanese encephalitis; Vaccination; Vaccine introduction