Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Falsified AMARIL yellow fever vaccines circulating in South East Asia

According to WHO Press release, a fake Yellow fever vacine "AMARIL" is currently in circulation in South East Asia. The information was made known to the  World Health Organization through a Senegalese Institute.

11 February 2016 Medical Product Alert N° 2 /2016

"Falsified AMARIL yellow fever vaccines circulating in South East Asia This Medical Product Alert relates to the confirmed circulation of falsified versions of “AMARIL stabilised vaccine” in South East Asia. This vaccine is used to immunise against yellow fever and is a WHO prequalified product. Yellow fever vaccine is on the WHO list of Essential Medicines. On the 9 th of February 2016, the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, Senegal, informed WHO that they had identified a falsified version of their “AMARIL stabilised vaccine” circulating in Bangladesh" Read the Press Release by clicking here

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