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- Title
Re-Emergence of Yellow Fever in Brazil during 2016–2019: Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Perspectives.
- Authors
de Oliveira Figueiredo, Poliana; Stoffella-Dutra, Ana Gabriella; Barbosa Costa, Galileu; Silva de Oliveira, Jaqueline; Dourado Amaral, Carolina; Duarte Santos, Juliane; Soares Rocha, Kamila Lorene; Araújo Júnior, João Pessoa; Lacerda Nogueira, Maurício; Zazá Borges, Magno Augusto; Pereira Paglia, Adriano; Desiree LaBeaud, Angelle; Santos Abrahão, Jônatas; Geessien Kroon, Erna; Bretas de Oliveira, Danilo; Paiva Drumond, Betânia; de Souza Trindade, Giliane
- Abstract
Yellow fever (YF) is a re-emerging viral zoonosis caused by the Yellow Fever virus (YFV), affecting humans and non-human primates (NHP). YF is endemic in South America and Africa, being considered a burden for public health worldwide despite the availability of an effective vaccine. Acute infectious disease can progress to severe hemorrhagic conditions and has high rates of morbidity and mortality in endemic countries. In 2016, Brazil started experiencing one of the most significant YF epidemics in its history, with lots of deaths being reported in regions that were previously considered free of the disease. Here, we reviewed the historical aspects of YF in Brazil, the epidemiology of the disease, the challenges that remain in Brazil's public health context, the main lessons learned from the recent outbreaks, and our perspective for facing future YF epidemics.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; YELLOW fever; DEATH rate; COMMUNICABLE diseases; ZIKA Virus Epidemic, 2015-2016; PHYTOPLASMAS; ACUTE diseases
- Publication
Viruses (1999-4915), 2020, Vol 12, Issue 11, p1233
- ISSN
1999-4915
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/v12111233