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Herpes Zoster After Yellow Fever Vaccination

  1. Jose-Maria Bayas MD, PhD*,
  2. Raquel González-Álvarez MD,
  3. Caterina Guinovart MD

Article first published online: 18 JAN 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00098.x

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Journal of Travel Medicine

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volume 14, Issue 1, pages 65–66, January/February 2007

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Bayas, J.-M., González-Álvarez, R. and Guinovart, C. (2007), Herpes Zoster After Yellow Fever Vaccination. Journal of Travel Medicine, 14: 65–66. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2006.00098.x

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  1. Preventive Medicine Service, International Vaccination Centre, Hospital Clínic—IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain

*Jose-Maria Bayas, MD, Preventive Medicine Service, International Vaccination Centre, Hospital Clínic—IDIBAPS, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. E-mail: jmbayas@clinic.ub.es

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  1. Issue published online: 18 JAN 2007
  2. Article first published online: 18 JAN 2007

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An immunocompetent 64-year-old women presented with brachial herpes zoster (HZ) infection 3 days after vaccination against yellow fever (YF). The lesions disappeared after antiviral treatment. There are very few reports of a possible association between YF vaccination and HZ infection. This case supports the importance of continuing surveillance of vaccine adverse events.

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