Typhus vaccine
Not to be confused with typhoid vaccine.
| Vaccine description | |
|---|---|
| Target disease | Typhus |
| Type | Killed/Inactivated |
| Identifiers | |
| ATC code | J07AR01 |
| ChemSpider | none |
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Typhus vaccines are vaccines developed to protect against typhus.[1][2]
One typhus vaccine consists of formaldehyde-inactivated Rickettsia prowazekii. Two doses are injected subcutaneously four weeks apart. Booster doses are required every six to twelve months.
See also
References
- ↑ Chattopadhyay S, Richards AL (2007). "Scrub typhus vaccines: past history and recent developments". Hum Vaccin 3 (3): 73–80. doi:10.4161/hv.3.3.4009. PMID 17375000.
- ↑ Xu G, Chattopadhyay S, Jiang J, et al. (December 2005). "Short- and long-term immune responses of CD-1 outbred mice to the scrub typhus DNA vaccine candidate: p47Kp". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 1063: 266–9. doi:10.1196/annals.1355.043. PMID 16481526.
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