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Yellow Fever in Brazil (Update 16)

20 March 2018

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported 5 travel-associated cases of yellow fever among unvaccinated EU/EEA travellers returning from Brazil, between January 2018 and 9 March 2018; one unvaccinated yellow fever case, from Switzerland, has recently died. For comparision there were six travel-related yellow fever cases in EU/EEA travellers between 1999 and 2016.

Most of the recent cases have been reported in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais states.

Advice to travellers

  • There is a widespread risk of yellow fever in Brazil, including São Paulo City.
  • Yellow fever risk areas in Brazil are shown here.
  • 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 at all times - the mosquito that spreads yellow fever bites predominantly during the day.
  • Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for travellers to areas at risk of yellow fever (including São Paulo City) unless contraindicated.

For further information see Yellow Fever.