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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, Antoinette A. Grobbelaar, Georgina V.F. Gibson, Rosemary C. Sang, Abdourahmane Sow, Robert Swanepoel, Felicity J. Burt   +6 more
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Comparative Infections of Zika, Dengue, and Yellow Fever Viruses in Human Cytotrophoblast-Derived Cells Suggest a Gating Role for the Cytotrophoblast in Zika Virus Placental Invasion

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
The Zika virus (ZIKV) is teratogenic and considered a TORCH pathogen (toxoplasmosis [Toxoplasma gondii], rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus [HSV], and other microorganisms capable of crossing the blood-placenta barrier).
Mercedes Viettri, Gerson Caraballo, Maria Elena Sanchez, Aurora Espejel-Nuñez, Abigail Betanzos, Vianney Ortiz-Navarrete, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez, Porfirio Nava, Juan E. Ludert   +8 more
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Incubation Periods of Yellow Fever Virus [PDF]

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2010
Yellow fever virus is a global health threat due to its endemicity in parts of Africa and South America where human infections occur in residents and travelers. To understand yellow fever dynamics, it is critical to characterize the incubation periods of the virus in vector mosquitoes and humans.
Michael A, Johansson, Neysarí, Arana-Vizcarrondo, Brad J, Biggerstaff, J Erin, Staples   +3 more
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Unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy secondary to yellow fever disease: a case report

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2019
Purpose: To report a case of unilateral acute idiopathic maculopathy (UAIM) associated with yellow fever. Observations: A 59-year-old man presented with acute blurring of his vision 30 days after symptoms of yellow fever virus infection.
Rodrigo Crispim Dompieri, Roberta Pereira de Almeida Manzano, Maria Auxiliadora Monteiro Frazão, Helena Yuri Kurimori, John Chii Tyng Chao, Aline Cristina Fioravanti Lui   +5 more
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Wild-type Yellow fever virus in cerebrospinal fluid from fatal cases in Brazil, 2018

Frontiers in Virology, 2022
Yellow fever virus (YFV) is the causative agent of yellow fever (YF), a hemorrhagic and viscerotropic acute disease. Severe YF has been described in approximately 15-25% of YF patients, with 20-50% of severe YF cases being fatal.
Izabela Mauricio de Rezende, Izabela Mauricio de Rezende, Adriana Regina Campolina Cenachi, Thais Alkifeles Costa, Gabriela Fernanda Garcia Oliveira, Livia Rabelo, Leticia Mattos Menezes, Indiara Penido, Leonardo Soares Pereira, Leonardo Soares Pereira, Matheus Soares Arruda, Andreza Parreiras Gonçalves, Pedro Augusto Alves, Erna Geessien Kroon, Carlos Eduardo Calzavara-Silva, Dario Brock Ramalho, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho, A. Desiree LaBeaud, Betânia Paiva Drumond   +19 more
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Wild-Type Yellow Fever Virus RNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Child

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
We report a 3-year-old child who was hospitalized because of severe manifestations of the central nervous system. The child died after 6 days of hospitalization.
Paula E.S. Marinho, Pedro P.M. Alvarenga, Ana P.C. Crispim, Talitah M.S. Candiani, Alice M. Alvarenga, Isabela M. Bechler, Pedro A. Alves, Fabio P. Dornas, Danilo B. de Oliveira, Aline A. Bentes, Paulo P. Christo, Erna G. Kroon   +11 more
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The thermal stability of yellow fever vaccines

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1990
The assessment of yellow fever vaccine thermostability both in lyophilized form and after reconstitution were analyzed. Two commercial yellow fever vaccines were assayed for their thermal stability. Vaccines were exposed to test temperatures in the range
Ricardo Ishak, Colin R. Howard
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Yellow fever virus is susceptible to sofosbuvir both in vitro and in vivo. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Yellow fever virus (YFV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family. In Brazil, yellow fever (YF) cases have increased dramatically in sylvatic areas neighboring urban zones in the last few years. Because of the high lethality rates associated with infection
Caroline S de Freitas, Luiza M Higa, Carolina Q Sacramento, André C Ferreira, Patrícia A Reis, Rodrigo Delvecchio, Fabio L Monteiro, Giselle Barbosa-Lima, Harrison James Westgarth, Yasmine Rangel Vieira, Mayara Mattos, Natasha Rocha, Lucas Villas Bôas Hoelz, Rennan Papaleo Paes Leme, Mônica M Bastos, Gisele Olinto L Rodrigues, Carla Elizabeth M Lopes, Celso Martins Queiroz-Junior, Cristiano X Lima, Vivian V Costa, Mauro M Teixeira, Fernando A Bozza, Patrícia T Bozza, Nubia Boechat, Amilcar Tanuri, Thiago Moreno L Souza   +25 more
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Molecular surveillance of arboviruses in Nigeria

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Arboviral infections are fast becoming a global public health concern as a result of its high fatality rate and sporadic spread. From the outbreak of Zika virus in the Americas, the endemicity of Yellow fever in West Africa and South America, outbreaks ...
Joseph Ojonugwa Shaibu, Kabiru Olusegun Akinyemi, Oshilonyah Henry Uzor, Rosemary Ajuma Audu, Akeeb Bola Oriowo Oyefolu   +4 more
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