Encephalitis in a 13-year-old boy following 17D yellow fever vaccine.
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.
Schoub
B D
BD
National Institute for Virology, Sandringham, South Africa.
Dommann
C J
CJ
Johnson
S
S
Downie
C
C
Patel
P L
PL
D000293:Adolescent; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000276:immunology*
D014765:Viral Vaccines