title: Encephalitis in a 13-year-old boy following 17D yellow fever vaccine.
abstract: We report a case of encephalitis following yellow fever vaccine in a healthy 13 year-old-boy. This is the first reported case in a child older than 3 years of age and the second over the age of 9 months, before which time the vaccine is contraindicated for routine immunisation.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Virology, Sandringham, South Africa.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Schoub
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Dommann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Downie
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines