RECENT studies say the type of vaccine for Japanese Encephalitis, a disease caused by viruses that evolved in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia, proven safe and triggered a good immune response against pathogens.
The disease is transmitted through mosquito bites, and can cause fever, headache, stiff neck, and convulsions, and for the five cases can be fatal.
Tests of the vaccine is made by the Scottish subsidiary of Intercell AG, an Austrian head of the company, which has been tested on 867 adults in the United States, Britain, and Austria.
Read more »
