Japanese Encephalitis in Travelers from Non-Endemic Countries, 1973–2008

Japanese encephalitis in travelers: review of cases and seasonal risk.

© 2009 International Society of Travel Medicine, 1195-1982 Journal of Travel Medicine 2009; Volume 16 (Issue 3): 217–219 J encephalitis (JE) is a leading cause of viral meningoencephalitis transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes in large parts of Asia. Travelers are at risk for JE, the main risk factors being outdoor evening and nighttime exposure in rural areas during the transmission period. Among tr...

Japanese encephalitis vaccine for travelers: exploring the limits of risk.

The prevention of Japanese encephalitis in travelers presents the juxtaposition of 4 factors: a disease that is widespread throughout Asia, a disease with a low incidence in travelers, a vaccine about which there are safety concerns, and a clinical course that can result in death or permanent disability in two-thirds of symptomatic cases. Travel medicine practitioners often seem to be polarized...

Yellow Fever Vaccination: An Issue for Non-endemic Tropical Countries

Chagas disease in non-endemic countries.

Tick-borne encephalitis: What travelers should know when visiting an endemic country

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an acute febrile illness with neurological manifestations that is prevalent in forested areas of moderate climate in Europe and Asia. TBE virus is transmitted by ticks and rarely by unpasteurized milk and dairy products. The disease burden is attributed mainly to resulting long-term disability, especially in individuals over 50 y of age. Currently, there is no c...