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Dec 27, 2011, 9:10 pm

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Middle_Seat

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Originally Posted by tkelvin69

http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbo...cephalitis.htm

I've been to the same area during the same time frame and didn't get the vaccine and I'm a big vaccination advocate. You might check your health care insurance for possible coverage.

Thank you for the info tkelvin69. Quoting from the reference you gave:

Quote:

From 1973 through 2008, there were 55 published reports of travel-associated JE among travelers from nonendemic countries. Only 4 cases among people from the United States have been reported since 1992, when a JE vaccine was first licensed in the United States.

The overall incidence of JE among people from nonendemic countries traveling to Asia is estimated to be less than 1 case per 1 million travelers.

Boy, I'm sure gonna be embarrassed if I'm case #5!

Last edited by Middle_Seat; Dec 27, 2011 at 9:17 pm

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