Adverse reactions to tick-borne encephalitis vaccine: FSME-Immun registered

Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis with FSME-Immun registered vaccine was started in the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical School of Biaystok, Poland, in 1992. No serious adverse reactions after vaccine administration were observed. Post-vaccine side effects were reporte...

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Published in:Infection 1998-11, Vol.26 (6), p.385-388
Main Authors: Grzeszczuk, A, Sokolewicz-Bobrowska, E, Prokopowicz, D
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Language:English
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Summary:Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis with FSME-Immun registered vaccine was started in the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical School of Biaystok, Poland, in 1992. No serious adverse reactions after vaccine administration were observed. Post-vaccine side effects were reported in 242 (11.3%) persons after the first dose (n=2,135) and only in 14 patients (1.2%) after the second one (n=1,183). These effects were mild and transitory. No relationship was observed between the frequency of adverse reactions, general or local, and the initial anti-TBE virus antibody titres or the age of the immunized individuals. Post-vaccine side effects were reported significantly more frequently among people not bitten by ticks.
ISSN:0300-8126
1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/BF02770841