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The enigma of yellow fever in East Africa by Brett R. Ellis; Alan D. T. Barrett is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract Despite a safe and effective vaccine, there are approximately 200 000 cases, including 30 000 deaths, due to yellow fever virus (YFV) each year, of which 90% are in Africa. The natural history of YFV has been well described, especially in West Africa, but in East Africa yellow fever (YF) remains characterised by unpredictable focal periodicity and a precarious potential for large epidemics. Recent outbreaks of YF in Kenya (1992–1993) and Sudan (2003 and 2005) are important because each of these outbreaks have involved the re‐emergence of a YFV genotype (East Africa) that remained undetected for nearly 40 years and was previously unconfirmed in a clinically apparent outbreak. In addition, unlike West Africa and South America, YF has yet to emerge in urban areas of East Africa and be vectored by __Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti__. This is a significant public health concern in a region where the majority of the population remains unvaccinated. This review describes historical findings, highlights a number of disease indicators, and provides clarification regarding the natural history, recent emergence and future risk of YF in East Africa. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Lt
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- Author
- Brett R. Ellis; Alan D. T. Barrett
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1052-9276)
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)