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Japanese Encephalitis - IGP Travel Clinics
Japanese Encephalitis | Travel Clinics | Vaccinations | Vaccines | Immunisations | Cardiff | Newport | Swansea | Bristol
Japanese Encephalitis is a rare but serious arboviral infection which occurs in most of the Far East and South East Asia countries. The endemic zone extends from India and Nepal across the whole of South East Asia to Japan and Korea in the Far East. It is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito just like malaria but it is a viral infection rather than a protozoan as in malaria.
Mosquitoes become infected by feeding on domestic pigs and wild birds infected with the Japanese encephalitis virus. Infected mosquitoes then transmit the Japanese encephalitis virus to humans and animals during the feeding process although the illness cannot be passed on from person to person. Mild infections can sometimes occur without apparent symptoms other than mild fever with headache. More severe infection is marked by quick onset, headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, occasional convulsions (especially in infants) and spastic paralysis.
The risk of infection is greatest in long term visitors to rural areas, but the risk to short term visitors and visitors to major cities is small. There is an effective vaccine available and should be considered by anyone travelling to Asia for more than a month or visiting rural areas. However, precautions against mosquito bites will also greatly reduce the chances of infection.
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All vaccines administered by The IGP are carried out by fully qualified GPs & unlike some Travel Clinics, we do not charge patients a consultation fee on top of the vaccination price.
* Please be aware that for full immunity some vaccination courses, with more than one vaccine required, may take up to a month or longer. Please, also be aware that many vaccinations will not become fully effective until around 10 - 14 days after the course completion. It is strongly advised that you leave plenty of time to complete the course before your trip. Intervals between different vaccines or doses are recommended, Which allows time for antibodies to be produced and any reaction to the vaccine to subside.
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