Japanese Encephalitis​

Japanese Encephalitis​ in Ash vale Pharmacy and Travel Clinic

What is Japanese Encephalitis?

Japanese encephalitis is a viral brain infection transmitted by mosquito bites. It belongs to the same family as dengue, yellow fever, and the West Nile virus, with a predominant impact on children, resulting in around 20,000 deaths annually.

Who should have the Japanese encephalitis vaccine?

If you are planning on travelling to a country where Japanese encephalitis is endemic you should consider getting the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine. Japanese encephalitis is endemic over a large geographic area which extends from the East and Western Pacific islands such as Japan and the Philippines to India and the west end of Pakistan as well as from northern China (up to the Tibet region) to Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia as of the 90’s.
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccines is available at
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Who should have the Japanese encephalitis vaccine?

If your travel plans involve visiting a region where Japanese encephalitis is endemic, it is advisable to contemplate getting the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine. The endemic areas span a considerable geographic region, encompassing the East and Western Pacific islands like Japan and the Philippines, extending to India and the western end of Pakistan. Furthermore, the endemic zone includes northern China, reaching up to the Tibet region, and stretches to Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia, a distribution that has been observed since the 1990s.

Vaccine Effectiveness

According to the World Health Organization, the Japanese encephalitis vaccine boasts a high efficacy rate of 99.3%. A singular dose of the vaccine proves highly effective in preventing Japanese encephalitis, even when administered just days or weeks before potential exposure to the virus.
While the vaccine offers significant protection, it’s advisable to take additional precautions, including the use of mosquito netting, insecticide, wearing loose-fitting clothing, long sleeves and socks, and utilizing air conditioning where available, to further minimize the risk of exposure to the virus.

What causes Japanese Encephalitis?

Japanese encephalitis is triggered by the flavivirus and is transmitted from animals to humans via mosquito bites. The virus was initially identified in pigs and birds, which served as the primary sources for transmitting the disease through Culex mosquitoes. These mosquitoes tend to breed in water pools and flooded rice fields. Their biting activity is most prevalent during the night and at sunset.

Crucially, the virus cannot be transmitted directly from person to person; the sole mode of transmission is through a mosquito bite.

Ashvale Pharmacy and Travel Clinic offers Japanese Encephalitis vaccines in the following area
  • Japanese Encephalitis vaccine in Ash vale
  • Japanese Encephalitis vaccine in Aldershot
  • Japanese Encephalitis vaccine in Normandy
  • Japanese Encephalitis vaccine in Farnborough
  • Japanese Encephalitis vaccine in Farnham

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