The vaccination of human beings with a live avirulent strain of Trypanosoma cruzi: a new series of volunteers

Five human volunteers were vaccinated with a live avirulent strain of Trypanosoma cruzi and followed-up for one year. Except for a few cases of questionable results presented by only one Laboratory, ali the other clinicai, parasitological and serological tests remained negative during that period.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Author: Humberto Menezes
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1973
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821973000200002
https://doaj.org/article/1aaefdd3daa14dd7bd2e3dae7e272239
Description
Summary:Five human volunteers were vaccinated with a live avirulent strain of Trypanosoma cruzi and followed-up for one year. Except for a few cases of questionable results presented by only one Laboratory, ali the other clinicai, parasitological and serological tests remained negative during that period.