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Infection
Changes in age-specific seroprevalence of Japanese encephalitis virus and impact of Japanese encephalitis vaccine in Korea
Byung Ok Kwak, Young Jin Hong, Dong Hyun Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2022;65(3):108-114.   Published online September 24, 2021
Since the introduction of a universal Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination program and urbanization, the incidence of JE has dramatically decreased in Korea. However, recent JE cases have occurred, predominantly among unvaccinated adults and with a shift in age distribution. Continuous surveillance of the seroprevalence of JE is required to establish a proper immunization policy in Korea.
Original Article
Immune Response to SA14-14-2 Live Attenuated Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
Min Soo Park, Hye Ok Rho, Young Mo Sohn, Laura Chandler, Robert Shope, Theodore F. Tsai
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2000;43(3):351-359.   Published online March 15, 2000
Purpose : SA14-14-2 live attenuated Japanese encephalitis(JE) vaccine has been administered safely and effectively to more than 100 million children in China since 1988, and recently licensure of the vaccine in Korea has been sought. Immune response to the vaccine was investigated. Methods : In the first clinical evaluation of the vaccine outside of China, we monitored side effects in 93...