Encephalitis International
Preventing future encephalitis campaign
This World Immunization Week (24th – 30th April), Encephalitis International aims to raise both the public and healthcare professional understanding of the impact of climate change on infectious causes of encephalitis.
This campaign will focus on key vaccine-preventable/protective causes, along with other causes of encephalitis that would benefit from greater vaccine investment.
We highlight nine specific pathogens that cause encephalitis: Japanese encephalitis (JE), Influenza, Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), Chikungunya, Oropouche, Dengue and West Nile Virus.
What is encephalitis?
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. It is caused either by an infection invading the brain (infectious encephalitis) or through the immune system attacking the brain in error (post-infectious or autoimmune encephalitis).
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1.5M
People are affected by encephalitis globally each year
78%
of people across the world do not know what encephalitis is
224M
People reached during our 2024 World Encephalitis Day campaign
One person is diagnosed with encephalitis every minute.
The above number reflects how many people have been diagnosed so far this year.
Support us so they don’t have to face that diagnosis alone.
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One person is diagnosed with encephalitis every minute, and life for them and their family will never be the same again. Make a donation today and help us build a world without death and disability from encephalitis.
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