This is the largest and deadliest yellow fever outbreak since 1986, and the virus is far from under control. Yellow fever has emerged in 11 other countries, and tens of millions are now at risk.

Yellow fever is a dangerous mosquito-borne virus that, for hundreds of years, has caused sporadic, deadly outbreaks in the tropics of South America, Central America, and Africa. According to a new ...

Yellow fever virus has been circulating in Brazil for centuries, so people are at least somewhat familiar with the disease. And the primary control measure being implemented, vaccination, differs ...

Yellow fever eventually spread to Europe, possibly hitching a ride on trade ships coming from the Americas. A 1730 epidemic in Cadiz, Spain , killed 2,200 people and was followed by outbreaks in ...

A man is vaccinated during a campaign of vaccination against yellow fever at the transport terminal, after the Colombian government declared a health emergency due to the increase in infections ...

Experimental Adaptation of the Yellow Fever Virus to the Mosquito Aedes albopictus and Potential risk of urban epidemics in Brazil, South America. Scientific Reports , 2018; 8 (1) DOI: 10.1038 ...

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A man is vaccinated during a campaign of vaccination against yellow fever at the transport terminal, after the Colombian government declared a health emergency due to the increase in infections ...