Good news: Dengue Fever is down

Bad news: Japanese encephalitis is up





The number of dengue cases in the Kingdom is continuing to dwindle, but health officials noted a spike of rainy season-induced Japanese encephalitis over the weekend.

On Saturday alone, 112 children at Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital were diagnosed with encephalitis – brain-swelling – that was caused in approximately 40 of the cases by Japanese encephalitis, a severe mosquito-borne infection with a one-in-four fatality rate. Although the virus is thought to be endemic in the region, there is no nationwide data on infections and mortality, and, though vaccine-preventable, there isn’t national immunisation.

“We have to get more people vaccinated for Japanese encephalitis to reduce transmission,” said Dr Dennis Laurent of Kantha Bopha, which is offering free vaccines to children.

Meanwhile, the hospital reported an 80 per cent reduction in cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever over the same period last year.

The National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria reported on Saturday that there have been 12 deaths and.....

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By Laignee Barron

Last I checked that shot cost 250$. That was in '98.

F*ck ! I had the 1st 2 in PP and then the Russian doctor down here in SHV told me to skip it - that there is vitually no JE in Cambodia. The dipshit is going to cost me an extra $200.

0to60 wrote:Last I checked that shot cost 250$. That was in '98.

A bit cheaper now! Japanese encephalitis vaccination is $24 at Pasteur Institute Phnom Penh. http://www.pasteur-kh.org/services/inte ... rice-list/

Kuroneko wrote:

0to60 wrote:Last I checked that shot cost 250$. That was in '98.

A bit cheaper now! Japanese encephalitis vaccination is $24 at Pasteur Institute Phnom Penh. http://www.pasteur-kh.org/services/inte ... rice-list/

Thanks for that. I paid big $$ at SOS and especially at CT here in SV.

Got mine in Pattaya a couple years ago for about $25.us

good morning...

i think the vaccination lasts only one year.

no vaccination lasts for a life or so.

also, there are different vaccines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_e ... is_vaccine

Anyone know if physically administering the injection is included in the price at the Pasteur Institute? Also, for those that have had the JE shot, any side effects?

IME, no side effects. You need 3 shots a month apart.

Thanks WJ