MENINGOCOCCAL AND TRAVELLERS’ VACCINATIONS

Author: Oh May Lin Helen ¹
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1. Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singhealth
Publication Type:Journal article
Keywords: A Risk-benefit Assessment; Immunologic Memory; Conjugate Vaccine; Cell Culture-based
From:The Singapore Family Physician 2018;44(2):25-30
CountrySingapore
Language:English
Abstract: The increase in international tourism has created demandfor vaccination to protect against travel-associatedillness. The decision to vaccinate travellers involvesrisk-benefit assessment. Most currently used travelvaccines include the meningococcal vaccine, yellow fevervaccine, typhoid vaccine, and Japanese encephalitisvaccine.This review addresses the limitations posed by themeningococcal polysaccharide vaccine, the differentquadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccines available,the current recommendations in children and adults andthe development of new meningococcal B vaccines.This review also addresses the current recommendationsfor yellow fever vaccines, new typhoid conjugate vaccines,changing epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis (JE), andnew recommendations for the JE vaccines.