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Immunizations - travel vaccinations - Management
When is Japanese encephalitis vaccine indicated?
- Japanese encephalitis vaccine may be recommended for:
- Travellers to south east Asia, Indian subcontinent, the Far East and tropical north east Australia (if staying for a month or longer in endemic areas during the transmission season, especially if travel will include rural areas).
- Travellers with shorter exposure periods if the risk is considered sufficient, such as those spending a short period of time in rice fields (where the mosquito vector breeds) or close to pig farming (a reservoir host for the virus).
- Country-specific recommendations and information on the global epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis can be found in the 'Yellow Book', Health information for overseas travel.
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