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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz
ISSN: 1678-8060 EISSN: 1678-8060
Vol. 96, No. 6, 2001, pp. 849-857
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Bioline Code: oc01137
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol. 96, No. 6, 2001, pp. 849-857
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The Early Use of Yellow Fever Virus Strain 17D for Vaccine Production in Brazil - A Review
Paulo Roberto Post; Ricardo de Carvalho; Marcos da Silva Freire & Ricardo Galler
Abstract
The use of yellow fever (YF) virus 17D strain for vaccine production adapted in Brazil since its introduction in 1937 was reviewed. This was possible due to the availability of official records of vaccine production. The retrieved data highlight the simultaneous use of several serially passaged 17D substrain viruses for both inocula and vaccine preparation that allowed uninterrupted production. Substitution of these substrain viruses became possible with the experience gained during quality control and human vaccination. Post-vaccinal complications in humans and the failure of some viruses in quality control tests
(neurovirulence for monkeys) indicated that variables needed to be reduced during vaccine production,
leading to the development of the seed lot system. The 17DD substrain, still used today, was the most
frequently used substrain and the most reliable in terms of safety and efficacy. For this reason, it is possible to derive an infectious cDNA clone of this substrain combined with production in cell culture that could be used to direct the expression of heterologous antigens and lead to the development of new live vaccines.
Keywords
yellow fever, vaccine, 17DD strain, virus lineage, immunization
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