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Yellow Fever in Brazil (Update 3)

26 January 2017

On the 25 January 2017 a government reportLink (in Portuguese) from the Brazilian Ministry of Health advised that so far in 2017 a total of 485 suspected cases of Yellow Fever (YF) have been reported, of which 19 were discarded, and 69 were confirmed. A total of 96 deaths occurred in the suspected cases, of these 38 were confirmed to have YF.

Confirmed cases were those that presented:

  • Detectable laboratory test for YF
  • Non-detectable laboratory test for dengue
  • Vaccine history ignored
  • Signs and symptoms consistent with case definition
  • Renal / hepatic dysfunction.

The distribution of the reported and probable cases of YF and areas of occurrence are under continued investigation.

Advice to travellers

  • A traveller's risk of yellow fever is determined by their general risk assessment e.g. country visited, length of stay, city or rural, activities etc.
  • Mosquito bite avoidance rules should be adhered to - the mosquito that spreads yellow fever bites predominantly during the day.
  • Yellow fever vaccine should be considered for travellers at risk.