conclusions post-vaccination encephalomyelitis is a very rare side effect of mencevax acwy. introduction post-vaccination encephalomyelitis is an inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system. it is triggered by certain vaccines. the diagnosis of post-vaccination encephalomyelitis depends on the close temporal relationship between vaccination and clinical presentation. case presentation w...

AN important session of the Health Organisation of the League of Nations was held at Geneva from August 22nd to 25th. The reportl of the proceedings has now reached us. Prof. Ricardo Jorge, DirectorGeneral of Public Health Services, Lisbon, presided, and those present were :Members of the Health Committee : Sir George Buchanan, Senior Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, London ; Dr. H. Carrier...

The incidence of encephalomyelitis in association with acute specific fevers and prophylactic inoculations is discussed. Available statistics are inaccurate, but these conditions are of considerable importance -it is likely that there are about 400 cases of measles encephalitis in England and Wales in an epidemic year. The pathology of these neurological complications is discussed and emphasis ...

A 4-month-old German shepherd puppy developed hindquarter weakness after vaccination with a multivalent vaccine. This is suggestive of post-vaccinal polyradiculoneuritis. To date, only 1 similar case has been reported, which may be due to the under-reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions.

The use of peptide immuno-modulating agents for vaccinal prevention in population does not have practical application for a number of reasons. At the first place it is related to the fact that occurence of postprimary immunodeficient condition in subjects who must be vaccinated normally does not lead to significant decrease of spesific immune response and is not considered to be contradiction t...