The early use of yellow fever virus strain 17D for vaccine production in Brazil - a review

The use of yellow fever (YF) virus 17D strain for vaccine production adapted in Brazil since its introduction in 1937 was reviewed. This was possible due to the availability of official records of vaccine production. The retrieved data highlight the simultaneous use of several serially passaged 17D...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Post, Ricardo de Carvalho, Marcos da Silva Freire, Ricardo Galler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000600019