Adverse reactions to tick-borne encephalitis vaccine: FSME-Immun

Infection. 1998 Nov-Dec;26(6):385-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02770841.

Abstract

Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis with FSME-Immun vaccine was started in the Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical School of Białystok, Poland, in 1992. No serious adverse reactions after vaccine administration were observed. Post-vaccine side effects were reported in 242 (11.3%) persons after the first dose (n = 2,135) and only in 14 patients (1.2%) after the second one (n = 1,183). These effects were mild and transitory. No relationship was observed between the frequency of adverse reactions, general or local, and the initial anti-TBE virus antibody titres or the age of the immunized individuals. Post-vaccine side effects were reported significantly more frequently among people not bitten by ticks.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / immunology*
  • Encephalitis, Tick-Borne / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Poland
  • Viral Vaccines / adverse effects*

Substances

  • Viral Vaccines