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Immunizations - travel vaccinations - Management
What types of Japanese encephalitis vaccine are available?
- There are two inactivated vaccines currently available for Japanese encephalitis:
- IXIARO®
- Licensed in the UK for adults over 18 years of age.
- IXIARO® is currently not recommended for use in young children, however it can be considered for off-label use in older teenagers.
- Black triangle: still under intensive post-marketing surveillance by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
- Green Cross®
- Unlicensed in the UK; only available on a named-patient basis.
- Recommended for children over of 1 year of age; not recommended for use in adults (licensed alternative available).
- JE-VAX® is no longer available.
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