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Yellow fever outbreak triggers vaccine alarm.

Authors :
Kupferschmidt, Kai
Source :
Science. 4/8/2016, Vol. 352 Issue 6282, p128-129. 2p.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The article focuses on a vaccine developed by Pasteur Institute in Paris, France that offers lifelong protection against yellow fever. Topics discussed include combined output of the vaccine of the institute which has caused resurgence of the virus in Luanda, Angola; low-tech and hard to scale up vaccine, transmission of the fever through the bite of yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti, and introducing vaccination campaigns to aware the citizens.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00368075
Volume :
352
Issue :
6282
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
114447857
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.352.6282.128