Improving community coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccination: lessons learned from a mass campaign in Battambang Province, Cambodia

Abstract A mass Japanese encephalitis (JE) immunization campaign for children aged 9 months through 12 years was conducted in 2013 in Battambang province, western Cambodia. Vaccinators working at almost 2,000 immunization posts in approximately 800 villages provided vaccinations to almost 310,000 ch...

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Main Authors: Michael C. Thigpen, Svay Sarath, Sann Chan Soeung, Ork Vichit, Paul Kitsutani, Hardeep Sandhu, Christopher Gregory, Marc Fischer, Chheng Morn, Susan L. Hills
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14428-7
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author Michael C. Thigpen
Svay Sarath
Sann Chan Soeung
Ork Vichit
Paul Kitsutani
Hardeep Sandhu
Christopher Gregory
Marc Fischer
Chheng Morn
Susan L. Hills
author_facet Michael C. Thigpen
Svay Sarath
Sann Chan Soeung
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Paul Kitsutani
Hardeep Sandhu
Christopher Gregory
Marc Fischer
Chheng Morn
Susan L. Hills
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description Abstract A mass Japanese encephalitis (JE) immunization campaign for children aged 9 months through 12 years was conducted in 2013 in Battambang province, western Cambodia. Vaccinators working at almost 2,000 immunization posts in approximately 800 villages provided vaccinations to almost 310,000 children using one dose of Chengdu Institute of Biological Products’ live, attenuated SA14-14-2 JE vaccine (CD-JEV), achieving a coverage rate of greater than 90%. Lessons learned, in general for mass vaccination campaigns and specifically for vaccination with CD-JEV, are described. These observations will be of benefit for public health officials and to help inform planning for future campaigns for JE or other vaccine-preventable diseases in Cambodia and elsewhere.
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spelling doaj.art-ec6d661fe7524e10865fbcbf27ec39622022-12-22T04:17:35ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582022-12-012211810.1186/s12889-022-14428-7Improving community coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccination: lessons learned from a mass campaign in Battambang Province, CambodiaMichael C. Thigpen0Svay Sarath1Sann Chan Soeung2Ork Vichit3Paul Kitsutani4Hardeep Sandhu5Christopher Gregory6Marc Fischer7Chheng Morn8Susan L. Hills9Centers for Disease Control and PreventionConsultantNational Immunization Program, Ministry of HealthNational Immunization Program, Ministry of HealthCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionNational Immunization Program, Ministry of HealthCenters for Disease Control and PreventionAbstract A mass Japanese encephalitis (JE) immunization campaign for children aged 9 months through 12 years was conducted in 2013 in Battambang province, western Cambodia. Vaccinators working at almost 2,000 immunization posts in approximately 800 villages provided vaccinations to almost 310,000 children using one dose of Chengdu Institute of Biological Products’ live, attenuated SA14-14-2 JE vaccine (CD-JEV), achieving a coverage rate of greater than 90%. Lessons learned, in general for mass vaccination campaigns and specifically for vaccination with CD-JEV, are described. These observations will be of benefit for public health officials and to help inform planning for future campaigns for JE or other vaccine-preventable diseases in Cambodia and elsewhere.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14428-7VaccinationCampaignImmunizationCambodiaJapanese encephalitisMass campaign
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Sann Chan Soeung
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Paul Kitsutani
Hardeep Sandhu
Christopher Gregory
Marc Fischer
Chheng Morn
Susan L. Hills
Improving community coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccination: lessons learned from a mass campaign in Battambang Province, Cambodia
BMC Public Health
Vaccination
Campaign
Immunization
Cambodia
Japanese encephalitis
Mass campaign
title Improving community coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccination: lessons learned from a mass campaign in Battambang Province, Cambodia
title_full Improving community coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccination: lessons learned from a mass campaign in Battambang Province, Cambodia
title_fullStr Improving community coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccination: lessons learned from a mass campaign in Battambang Province, Cambodia
title_full_unstemmed Improving community coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccination: lessons learned from a mass campaign in Battambang Province, Cambodia
title_short Improving community coverage of Japanese encephalitis vaccination: lessons learned from a mass campaign in Battambang Province, Cambodia
title_sort improving community coverage of japanese encephalitis vaccination lessons learned from a mass campaign in battambang province cambodia
topic Vaccination
Campaign
Immunization
Cambodia
Japanese encephalitis
Mass campaign
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14428-7
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