Yellow Fever Virus in Mosquitoes from Rainforest Bordering Manaus, Brazil, 2022 [PDF]
Emerging Infectious DiseasesWe detected yellow fever virus in Haemagogus mosquitoes collected in 2022 in an Amazon rainforest bordering Manaus, Brazil. The viral genome sequence occupied a basal position within the South American I genotype 1E lineage.
Victória Bernardi +10 more
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A chimeric yellow fever-Zika virus vaccine candidate fully protects against yellow fever virus infection in mice [PDF]
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2020 The recent Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in the Americas, followed by the yellow fever virus (YFV) outbreaks in Angola and Brazil highlight the urgent need for safe and efficient vaccines against the ZIKV as well as much greater production capacity for the ...
Dieudonné Buh Kum +6 more
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Development and validation of RT-LAMP for detecting yellow fever virus in non-human primates samples from Brazil [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMonitoring yellow fever in non-human primates (NHPs) is an early warning system for sylvatic yellow fever outbreaks, aiding in preventing human cases.
Sabrina F. Cardoso +8 more
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Coinfection with Canine Distemper Virus and Yellow Fever Virus in a Neotropical Primate in Brazil [PDF]
VirusesWe describe a natural coinfection with canine distemper virus (CDV) and yellow fever virus in a free-ranging neotropical primate of the genus Callithrix, found dead in the northeastern region of Brazil.
Maria Angélica Monteiro de Mello Mares-Guia +6 more
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Characterization of Yellow Fever Suspected Cases and Confirmed Outbreaks in a Southwest State, Nigeria, 2021 [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2022 Background: Yellow fever (YF) is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the yellow fever virus and transmitted by Aedes mosquito species. Despite the availability of a very effective vaccine, yellow fever virus (YFV) remains a public health threat ...
Itse Olaoye +10 more
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Microbiology Research, 2021 Only a minority of the patients with acute febrile jaundice evaluated through the Yellow Fever surveillance program were found positive for antibodies against Yellow Fever Virus (YFV).
Fissou Henry Yandai +14 more
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Guadeloupe (French West Indies) are able to transmit yellow fever virus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The recent yellow fever epidemic in Brazil has raised the concern of outbreaks in neighboring countries, particularly in the Caribbean region where the vector Aedes aegypti is predominant.
Pei-Shi Yen +3 more
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Continuous Circulation of Yellow Fever among Rural Populations in the Central African Republic
Viruses, 2022 Yellow fever remains a public-health threat in remote regions of Africa. Here, we report the identification and genetic characterisation of one yellow-fever case observed during the investigation of a cluster of nine suspected haemorrhagic fever cases in
Huguette SIMO TCHETGNA +9 more
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Yellow fever in Africa and the Americas: a historical and epidemiological perspective
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2018 Yellow fever was transported during the slave trade in the 15th and 16th centuries from Africa to the Americas where the virus encountered favorable ecological conditions that allowed creation of a sustainable sylvatic cycle.
Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Alain Chippaux
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Yellow Fever Outbreak, Southern Sudan, 2003
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 In May 2003, an outbreak of fatal hemorrhagic fever, caused by yellow fever virus, occurred in southern Sudan. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus belonged to the East African genotype, which supports the contention that yellow fever is endemic ...
Clayton O. Onyango +6 more
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