Use of the Japanese encephalitis vaccine, which was licensed for use in adults aged 17 years or older in 2009, should be expanded to include children as young as 2 months, a CDC panel says.

The Sharmas are victims of the worst Japanese encephalitis outbreak in recent memory. More than 1,100 people -- most of them children -- have died in India's Uttar Pradesh state and neighboring Nepal.

Once a deadly threat to the children in Purvanchal, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is now on the verge of complete eradication from Uttar Pradesh, thanks to the decisive steps taken by Chief Minister ...

Tamil Nadu expands Japanese Encephalitis vaccination to seven more districts Village Health Nurses will be involved in administering the vaccine to children aged 1-15 years. Health Minister Ma.

A U.S. immunization panel has voted to include a new vaccine for Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease, made by Intercell AG, in its list of recommended vaccines for U.S. travelers, the ...