title: [Overdose of yellow fever vaccine in the Southern region of Brazil].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Yellow fever is a preventable disease when using a safe, effective vaccine.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective clinical follow-up of 49 people who received an overdose of the wrong vaccine against yellow fever during the 2009 outbreak in a rural area of the Vale do Rio Pardo, State of Rio Grande do Sul.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During 45 days of clinical follow-up, only 1 (2.1%) case presented manifestations of a possible acute viscerotropism as an adverse postvaccination event.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the group of people monitored following an overdose of anti-yellow fever vaccine, observation confirmed almost total absence of adverse events.
authors.affiliation: Controle de Infecção e Epidemiologia Hospitalar, Hospital Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS. carneiromarcelo@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Beanir da Silva
authors.initials: Bda S
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: Betina
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schimidt
authors.forename: Lediana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gais
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022341:Yellow Fever Vaccine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D022341:Yellow Fever Vaccine