Nepal's Japanese encephalitis outbreak and the urgent need for updated vaccination guidelines

• Amogh Verma,
• Sanjit Sah,
• Rachana Mehta,
• Ganesh Bushi,
• Ashok Kumar Balaraman,
• Sakshi Pandey,
• Manvinder Brar,
• Benjamin Wafula Simiyu

Affiliations

Amogh Verma

SR Sanjeevani Hospital, Kalyanpur, Siraha, 56517, Nepal; Medicos In Research, Nautanwa, UP 273164, India; Department of Internal Medicine, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sanjit Sah

SR Sanjeevani Hospital, Kalyanpur, Siraha, 56517, Nepal; Department of Paediatrics, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India; Department of Public Health Dentistry, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, 411018, Maharashtra, India

Rachana Mehta

Clinical Microbiology, RDC, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana, 121004, India; Dr. Lal PathLabs - Nepal, Chandol-4, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, 44600, Nepal

Ganesh Bushi

Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India

Ashok Kumar Balaraman

Research and Enterprise, University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Sakshi Pandey

Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura, 140417, Punjab, India

Manvinder Brar

Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, 174103, India

Benjamin Wafula Simiyu

Corresponding author. Uzima University, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Kisumu, Kenya.; Uzima University, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Kisumu, Kenya