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KMID : 0984720090410030160
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Infection and Chemotherapy
2009 Volume.41 No. 3 p.160 ~ p.164
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A Study on the Adverse Events of the Yellow Fever Vaccine at an International Travelers’ Clinic
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Kim Tae-Hee
Shin Hyoung-Shik
Kim Jae-Youn
Shin Hye-Jung
Kim Seung-Soo
Bang Ji-Hwan
Lee Jae-Yo
Park Hyang-Mi
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Abstract
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Background : Yellow fever (YF) can be prevented through vaccination, but YF vaccination causes adverse events. The increasing number of travelers to YF-endemic areas prompted an investigation of YF vaccination’s adverse events on Koreans.
Materials and Methods : From January to December 2007, 318 live-17DD vaccinees at the International Travelers’ Clinic of the National Medical Center were enrolled in this study.
Results : The adverse events were evaluated through six telephone interviews of 309 subjects (male: 168, 54.4%) on days 3, 6, 9, 16, 23, and 30 after the administration of the vaccine. There were 106 adverse events in 97 (31.4%) subjects aged 11 months to 70 years (male: 56, 18.1%). Of the 34 (11.0%) subjects who had underlying diseases, 3 (1.0%) reported adverse events (P=0.06). Nineteen (6.1%) of the 72 (23.3%) subjects who concurrently received other vaccines also experienced adverse events (P=0.29). Those who had underlying illnesses and those aged 10 to 19 years reported more frequent adverse events (P=0.06 and 0.14, respectively), but the significance of this finding is uncertain. Most of the adverse events occurred within 10 days after the vaccination and spontaneously subsided.
Conclusion : This study shows that most of the YF vaccine’s adverse events are well tolerated and that the vaccine safely protects a vaccinee from YF.
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KEYWORD
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Yellow fever, Yellow fever vaccine, Adverse events
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