A 30-year-old woman is travelling to Papua New Guinea for 4 months. She asks about Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination. When is JE vaccine indicate...

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A 30-year-old woman is travelling to Papua New Guinea for 4 months. She asks about Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination. When is JE vaccine indicated for travellers?

Accepted Answer

For travellers spending ≥1 month in rural/agricultural JE-endemic areas of Asia and the western Pacific, particularly during the transmission season

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For all travellers to any tropical country

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Only for healthcare workers

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JE vaccine does not exist

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Only for travel to Africa

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): JE Vaccination Indications

A 30-year-old woman is travelling to Papua New Guinea for 4 months. She asks about Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccination. When is JE vaccine indicated for travellers?