Japanese Encephalitis
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a vaccine-preventable mosquito-borne disease, and it is endemic in the Philippines. The Philippines is only one of two endemic countries in the Western Pacific Region without a routine immunization program for JE. In 2014, in collaboration with the World Health Organization Regional Office of the Western Pacific and the Philippines Department of Health, the ICHHD published a review of the epidemiology of JE in the Philippines. Since then, JE has increasingly been recognized as a public health issue. The synthesis of evidence paved the way for the discussion and subsequent policies for the introduction of the JE vaccine in the country.
An update of the systematic literature review on the epidemiology of JE in the Philippines from 2014 to 2018 was completed. We searched four databases and one library on research related to Japanese encephalitis in the Philippines. Data from acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), JE surveillance, and the national reference laboratory were mapped.
The ICHHD provided technical expertise to the DOH and WHO in the collection and interpretation of data, supporting the eventual roll-out of the routine JE vaccination program.
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Epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis in the Philippines prior to routine immunization. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.061
Japanese encephalitis vaccination in the Philippines: A cost-effectiveness analysis comparing alternative delivery strategies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.02.018
Epidemiology of Japanese Encephalitis in the Philippines: A Systematic Review. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003630
In Western Visayas for Japanese encephalitis study.
