Japanese Encephalitis vaccination
A mosquito-borne brain infection linked to rice paddies and pig farming across rural Asia. Rare in travellers, but serious enough that long rural stays warrant protection.
- Price
- From £110 per dose
- Course
- 3 steps
- Protection
- Around 10 years after a booster dose
About Japanese Encephalitis
Transmission peaks in the wet season and around irrigated farmland, so risk is tied far more to where you sleep than to the country on your ticket.
Two doses given 28 days apart provide reliable cover, and an accelerated seven-day schedule is licensed for adults who are travelling sooner.
We will talk through your accommodation, season and rural time before recommending it, because for a short city trip you do not need it.
Normal and accelerated schedules
- Day 0
First dose.
- Day 28
Second dose. Adults can use an accelerated day 0 and day 7 schedule.
- Booster
Considered after 12 to 24 months for continued exposure.
Who needs it
- Stays of a month or more in rural Asia during the transmission season
- Travellers working in agriculture, aid or field research
- Backpackers spending significant time outdoors near rice growing areas
- Mosquito bite avoidance still matters, the same mosquitoes are active at dusk and dawn.
- The accelerated schedule is licensed for adults aged 18 to 65.
- Not needed for short city trips.
Japanese Encephalitis questions
Almost certainly not. It is aimed at longer rural stays rather than short city visits.
The accelerated adult schedule completes in seven days.
Need to be seen today?
Book online in about a minute and you can often be seen the same day. Prefer to talk it through? Call us or pop in, Monday to Saturday.