Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
VACCINE TYPE
- Inactivated SA-14 virus strain: grown in Vero cells (IXIARO).
- The only licensed vaccine in the U.S. is indicated in the U.S. for all persons > 2 months of age.
- The same vaccine is sold in other countries as JESPECT.
- In some other countries, a live, attenuated SA-14 strain vaccine is available.
- The previously available (Biken) vaccine grown in mouse-brain is only available in Japan.
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Last updated: April 16, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G, and Kathryn Dzintars. "Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540296/all/Japanese_Encephalitis_Vaccine.
Auwaerter PG, Dzintars K. Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540296/all/Japanese_Encephalitis_Vaccine. Accessed July 16, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G., & Dzintars, K. (2023). Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540296/all/Japanese_Encephalitis_Vaccine
Auwaerter PG, Dzintars K. Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 July 16]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540296/all/Japanese_Encephalitis_Vaccine.
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