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Link between Guillain-Barre syndrome and hepatitis A vaccine reported.

Vaccine Weekly

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2004 SEP 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report a possible association between hepatitis A vaccination and Guillain-Barre syndrome.

According to recent research from Israel, "We report a case of Guillain-Barre syndrome in a previously healthy child who received a hepatitis A vaccination (HAVRIX) 5 days before onset of symptoms."

"No other precipitating factor could be identified," said "The relevant literature is reviewed and discussed." wrote Danith Blumenthal and colleagues at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel. "The relevant literature is reviewed and discussed."

Blumenthal and associates published their study in Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (Possible association of ...

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