Vaccines and Preventable Diseases

  • Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination

    Brief Description

    Travelers: Japanese encephalitis vaccine is NOT recommended for all travelers to Asia. In general, vaccine should be offered to persons spending a month or longer in endemic areas during the transmission season, especially if travel will include rural areas.

  • Chairpersons:            

    Dr. T. U. Sukumaran                
    Dr. Rohit C. Agrawal

    Convener:                  

    Dr. Vipin M. Vashishtha

    Members:

    Dr. Amarjeet Chitkara
    Dr. Manjori Mitra
    Dr. S. Sanjay 
    Dr. S. G. Kasi
    Dr. Suhas V. Prabhu  

    Advisors:

    Dr. Nitin K. Shah
    Dr. Raju C. Shah
    Dr. Naveen Thacker
    Dr. A. Parthasarathy

    Ex-officio:
    Dr.  Panna Choudhury (Chairman, IAPCOI, 2009-11)
    Dr. Vijay N. Yewale (Convener, IAPCOI, 2009-11)

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