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| Target disease | Typhus |
| Type | Killed/Inactivated |
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| ChemSpider |
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Typhus vaccines are vaccines developed to protect against typhus. As of 2017 they are not no commercially available.
One typhus vaccine consists of formaldehyde-inactivated Rickettsia prowazekii. Two doses are injected subcutaneously four weeks apart. Booster doses are required every six to twelve months.