Sohn YM
           fYonsesi University College of Medcine, Seoul, South Korea.
           [email protected]
           Emerg Infect Dis 2000 Jan-Feb;6(1):17-24

        Japanese encephalitis (JE), once a major public health problem in South
        Korea, has declined since the 1980s, as a result of improved living
        conditions, a mosquito eradication program, and a national JE
        vaccination program, which includes annual booster vaccine for all
        children less than or equal to 15 years of age. Increased immunity has
        greatly reduced illness and death; however, vaccine adverse effects are
        increasing, and a National Compensation Program for Vaccine Injury was
        begun in 1995. This article reviews past successes, current problems,
        and future direction of the JE vaccination program in South Korea.