Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (Apr 1973)

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

  • Humberto Menezes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821973000200002
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 2
pp. 71 – 73

Abstract

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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.