Typhus vaccine
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Target | Typhus |
Vaccine type | Inactivated |
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Typhus vaccinesarevaccinesdeveloped to protect againsttyphus.[1]As of 2020 they are not commercially available.[2][3][4]
One typhus vaccine consisted of formaldehyde-inactivatedRickettsia prowazekii.Two doses were injected subcutaneously four weeks apart. Booster doses were required every six to twelve months.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^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.PMID17375000.
- ^"Epidemic Typhus".www.cdc.gov.7 March 2017.Retrieved26 March2017.
- ^"Murine Typhus".www.cdc.gov.Retrieved26 March2017.
- ^"Scrub Typhus".www.cdc.gov.7 March 2017.Retrieved26 March2017.