"The Risk of Aseptic Meningitis Associated With the Leningrad-Zagreb Mumps Vaccine Strain Following Mass Vaccination With Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine"
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"The Risk of Aseptic Meningitis Associated With
the Leningrad-Zagreb Mumps Vaccine Strain Following Mass Vaccination With
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine" International Journal of Epidemiology Online
(ije.oupjournals.org) (10/02) Vol. 31, No. 5, P.
978; Marcos da Silveira, Claudio; Kmetzsch, Claudete Iris; Mohrdieck, Renate
The association between the Leningrad-Zagreb
strain of mumps vaccine and aseptic meningitis has not been documented in many
studies. A recent investigation looked at the aseptic meningitis outbreak after
a vaccination campaign in Brazil's Rio
Grande do Sul state. The researchers
found that one case of the disease occurred per every 3,390 doses of the
vaccine. They conclude that vaccine safety should be considered when choosing a
mumps inoculation.
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