Occurrence of Autoimmune Diseases Related to the Vaccine against Yellow Fever

Yellow fever is an infectious disease, endemic in South America and Africa. This is a potentially serious illness, with lethality between 5 and 40% of cases. The most effective preventive vaccine is constituted by the attenuated virus strain 17D, developed in 1937. It is considered safe and effectiv...

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Main Authors: Ana Cristina Vanderley Oliveira, Licia Maria Henrique da Mota, Leopoldo Luiz dos Santos-Neto, Jozélio Freire De Carvalho, Iramaya Rodrigues Caldas, Olindo Assis Martins Filho, Pedro Luis Tauil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Autoimmune Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/473170