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Aedes22
  • Vertical transmission in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus is considered a maintenance mechanism for dengue virus (DENV) during unfavorable conditions and may be implicated in dengue outbreaks. (nature.com)
  • Zika virus is a disease spread to humans primarily through the bite of infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. (salon.com)
  • While Zika is the greatest concern, dengue fever, Chikungunya virus and yellow fever are also spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. (salon.com)
  • Once the virus is imported into a metropolis that harbors the Aedes aegypti mosquito, it is a recipe for disaster. (asm.org)
  • It was estimated that given the widespread distribution of the Aedes aegypti mosquito to every continent , nearly 3 billion people were at risk of acquiring yellow fever infection. (asm.org)
  • Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes, mainly Aedes aegypti . (who.int)
  • Aedes Aegypti can spread the dengue virus that causes several illnesses, including yellow fever virus, chikungunya virus and Zika virus, Raman said. (reviewjournal.com)
  • In addition, Aedes aegypti has repopulated large swaths of Central America, as well as the Caribbean coastal areas of the United States and most of Florida, allowing the potential reemergence of yellow fever in these areas. (medscape.com)
  • The Aedes aegypti mosquito is most commonly associated with spreading yellow fever. (ny.gov)
  • Yellow fever is spread by the bite of infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. (ny.gov)
  • The testing was done using females of the Aedes aeqypti mosquito, the species of greatest concern at the moment since it transmits the Zika virus, as well as yellow fever and other serious human diseases. (colonialpest.com)
  • Source: Efficacy of Some Wearable Devices Compared with Spray-On Insect Repellents for the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae). (colonialpest.com)
  • Transmitted mainly through Aedes and Haemagogus mosquitoes, yellow fever virus thrives in wet, tropical regions in South American and sub-Saharan Africa (Yellow Fever Maps - CDC). (harvard.edu)
  • Aedes scapularis frequently carry the virus that causes yellow fever, but it's not yet clear whether it can transmit the virus to humans. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • In 2013, an outbreak of dengue fever was linked to the presence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • In 2016 and 2017, Florida saw cases of the Zika virus , which is spread by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • In 2017, the West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (WVMVCD)-which serves Chino, Chino Hills, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland-recorded finding 232 Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in its traps. (govdelivery.com)
  • For now, West Nile is the only disease threat from the pest because there haven't been any recorded cases of mosquito transmissions of those viruses here, but that could change if the Aedes aegypti mosquito population continues to grow. (govdelivery.com)
  • Yellow fever virus (YFV) belongs to the group of flaviviruses (such as Zika virus, Dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis virus) that are all transmitted via mosquito bites ( Aedes aegypti ). (escoaster.com)
  • Spreading of these viruses has been re-emerging in the last decade due to weather and climate variability that increased further geographical expansion of Aedes vectors. (escoaster.com)
  • Auburn University researchers have discovered the presence of Aedes aegypti -the primary mosquito that transmits Zika virus, yellow fever and other flaviviruses-in Alabama. (auburn.edu)
  • Zika virus spreads to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. (auburn.edu)
Mosquitoes23
  • However, vaccination might be considered for a small subset of travelers to these areas who are at increased risk for exposure to YF virus because of prolonged travel, heavy exposure to mosquitoes, or inability to avoid mosquito bites. (cdc.gov)
  • One (or several) mosquitoes can feed off a viremic individual, spreading the virus to one (or several) susceptible individuals with their next bite. (asm.org)
  • Areas with greater population densities and higher numbers of man-made habitats where mosquitoes can lay their eggs increase the risk of yellow fever transmission in the urban setting. (asm.org)
  • The government of Brazil with the support of PAHO/WHO is working to ensure protection of its population and preventing further spread of the yellow fever virus, which is transmitted to humans via mosquitoes. (brazzil.com)
  • Zika belongs to a class of viruses known as Arboviruses, which are essentially any virus transmitted from blood-sucking arthropods, like mosquitoes and ticks, to vertebrates like humans. (todayifoundout.com)
  • Mosquitoes are responsible for killing more people than any other creature in human history as they spread diseases such as malaria, dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, Zika, chikungunya and lymphatic filariasis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Yellow fever can affect people of any age especially people travelling to areas where mosquitoes infected with yellow fever virus are found. (ny.gov)
  • Mosquitoes carry yellow fever virus through at least two defined phases of transmission in the life cycle of the virus. (harvard.edu)
  • In the wilderness, mosquitoes feed on infected primates and spread the virus to more primates when they feed again. (harvard.edu)
  • The virus can '"jump" to the next phase of its life cycle if humans in close proximity to the tropical forests and jungles are bitten by mosquitoes carrying the virus. (harvard.edu)
  • Since the risk for acquiring the virus requires both the virus and the mosquito that transmits it, countries and regions where the mosquitoes that carry yellow fever virus are not prevalent do not require the vaccine. (harvard.edu)
  • The transmission cycle of yellow fever virus depends on mosquitoes that carry the virus. (harvard.edu)
  • Infected mosquitoes can spread the virus to humans. (harvard.edu)
  • Yellow fever virus is highly prevalent in South America and Africa, and the range of the virus is inextricably tied to the habitat of the mosquitoes that carry the virus. (harvard.edu)
  • The first yellow fever epidemics occurred in the 1600s as global trade increased, and ships carrying slaves to the New World often carried mosquitoes as well. (harvard.edu)
  • The disease is caused by the yellow fever virus, which is closely related to Dengue and Zika, and it is also transmitted by mosquitoes. (harvard.edu)
  • Mosquitoes were responsible for nearly 220 million malaria cases around the world in 2017, resulting in 435,000 related deaths-nearly one every minute-according to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) latest World Malaria Report. (assistnews.net)
  • Yellow fever is a potentially deadly viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes and its vaccine provides up to 99% lifetime immunity. (fox47news.com)
  • Despite the state of Alabama being an ideal habitat for mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus, very little mosquito surveillance data has been collected from around the state. (auburn.edu)
  • Mosquitoes are the major vectors of many pathogens which cause diseases like dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, Zika virus fever, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis and malaria. (dipterajournal.com)
  • On February 9, the big island of Hawaii declared a state of emergency to deal with an outbreak of dengue fever, spread by infected mosquitoes. (healthline.com)
  • The virus is spreading rapidly because mosquitoes are more effective transmitters of disease than even flies. (healthline.com)
  • Загальні відомості про арбовірусні, аренавірусні та філовірусні інфекції Arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) applies to any virus that is transmitted to humans and/or other vertebrates by certain species of blood-feeding arthropods, chiefly insects (flies and mosquitoes). (msdmanuals.com)
20188
  • In April 2017, for example, the US Center for Disease Control announced that the only licensed vaccine against yellow fever would no longer be available in the United States by the end of 2018. (mpg.de)
  • Thank you Karen and thank you all for joining us on the current outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil and the release of a new CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report which describes 10 cases of Yellow Fever in unvaccinated travelers to Brazil in the first months of 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • In just the first few months of 2018, at least ten unvaccinated travelers from Europe and South America contracted Yellow fever in Brazil and other possible cases are under investigation. (cdc.gov)
  • This list incorporates the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) position statements approved in 2016 by CSTE for national surveillance, that were implemented in January 2017, including updated surveillance case definitions for salmonellosis, shigellosis, vibrioisis, perinatal hepatitis B virus infection, invasive pneumococcal disease, Lyme disease, and tularemia reported through August 7, 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • LHep-YF is marked by the rebound in liver enzymes and non-specific clinical manifestations around 30-60 days after YF symptom onset.METHODS: Here we have characterized the clinical course and risk factors for LHep-YF using data from a representative cohort of patients who survived YF in Brazil, 2017-2018. (stanford.edu)
  • Molecular Biology Assistant Professor Sabine Petry is one of three faculty to receive 2017-2018 funding from the renewed strategic partnership of Princeton with Humboldt University in Berlin. (princeton.edu)
  • Map showing the yellow fever distribution and areas of risk in Brazil, as of January 16th, 2018. (harvard.edu)
  • Meanwhile, San Bernardino County Vector Control -which serves valley cities from Fontana to Redlands as well as the unincorporated areas and some desert communities-recorded 1,196 in 2017 and 1,381 in 2018. (govdelivery.com)
Mosquito-borne9
  • The mosquito-borne disease or yellow fever pathogen was found to have inflicted an elevated casualty count during the Spanish-American War. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vaccines and antivirals are not available to prevent or treat Zika and other mosquito-borne viral diseases, such as dengue fever and Chikungunya virus. (salon.com)
  • A small-molecule inhibitor tested by researchers at Yale and Stanford may be the answer to blocking the spread of harmful mosquito-borne pathogens, including Zika and dengue viruses, according to a new study published in Cell Reports . (yale.edu)
  • The Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease, has been associated with a birth defect called microcephaly that causes brain damage and an abnormally small head in babies born to mothers infected during pregnancy. (purdue.edu)
  • Yellow fever (YF) is a mosquito-borne infection that is caused by the YF virus and is endemic to Africa and South America. (medscape.com)
  • West Nile virus (WNV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne viral infection. (kjccm.org)
  • Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that recently emerged in the South Pacific islands and Americas where unprecedented outbreaks were reported. (tghn.org)
  • In tropical and subtropical regions of the world-mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia-mosquito-borne dengue fever, yellow fever, West Nile virus, African sleeping sickness, and encephalitis ravage extremely poor communities that lack basic healthcare. (assistnews.net)
  • The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is antigenically and structurally similar to the viruses that cause dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile virus. (msdmanuals.com)
Brazil25
  • The current yellow fever outbreak in Brazil prompted widespread yellow fever virus (YFV) vaccination campaigns, imposing a responsibility to distinguish between vaccine- and wild-type YFV-associated disease. (cdc.gov)
  • In December 2016, Brazil reported the country's largest yellow fever (YF) outbreak in decades. (cdc.gov)
  • 2 In 2017, CDC expanded yellow fever vaccination recommendations for travelers to Brazil due to large outbreaks of yellow fever in multiple states within that country. (cdc.gov)
  • Please refer to the Yellow Fever in Brazil Travel Notice for more information and updated recommendations. (cdc.gov)
  • We're here to talk about the yellow fever outbreak in Brazil which is an important public health issue and one that has the potential to affect U.S.travelers. (cdc.gov)
  • In light of this expanding outbreak we've updated advice to travelers , should not go to yellow fever hot spots in Brazil unless they're vaccinated. (cdc.gov)
  • Health officials in Brazil recently confirmed more than 920 cases of Yellow fever including more than 300 deaths, during this outbreak that began late 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • The MMWR that was released here this morning describes yellow fever cases in travelers to Brazil including those reported to Geosentinel, this is a global surveillance system for travel related illness among international travelers and migrants. (cdc.gov)
  • In response to the yellow fever outbreak currently on-going in Brazil some 3.5 million doses of vaccine from the emergency stockpile were deployed to the country through the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision for yellow fever. (brazzil.com)
  • The Government of Brazil should reimburse the cost of the 3.5 million doses sent through the yellow fever emergency stockpile financed by Gavi Alliance. (brazzil.com)
  • Brazil is carrying out vaccination campaigns for yellow fever in several states, while strengthening surveillance and case management throughout the country since the outbreak began in January 2017. (brazzil.com)
  • For two years, I led an international NIH R01 project investigating the dynamics of the biggest YF outbreak in Brazil, including the description of a new syndrome, Late-relapsing hepatitis after yellow fever (DOI 10.3390/v12020222), and risk factors for severe YF. (stanford.edu)
  • BACKGROUND: Late relapsing hepatitis after yellow fever (LHep-YF) during the convalescent phase of the disease has been described during recent yellow fever (YF) outbreaks in Brazil. (stanford.edu)
  • Brazil is not a novice when it comes to yellow fever. (harvard.edu)
  • The December 2016 yellow fever outbreak in Brazil changed this pattern, with the disease re-emerging in parts of the country that do not conduct routine vaccination as shown in the map below. (harvard.edu)
  • Yellow fever moved east and south, inching towards large coastal metropolitan areas including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the two largest cities in Brazil. (harvard.edu)
  • Before December 2016, coastal areas in the southeast region of Brazil, extending from the states of São Paulo to Espirito Santo, were not considered at risk for yellow fever transmission. (harvard.edu)
  • Since the outbreak, however, that has changed and yellow fever vaccination is now universally recommended in Brazil. (harvard.edu)
  • To stop the spread, Brazil increased its production of yellow fever vaccines and, in early 2017, also requested and received 3.5 million doses of the vaccine from the International Coordinating Group (ICG), which manages the global emergency stockpile of yellow fever vaccines. (harvard.edu)
  • University of Florida entomologist Lawrence Reeves tells NPR 's Greg Allen that the same species in Brazil has been found carrying "things like Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, yellow fever virus and a handful of others. (smithsonianmag.com)
  • Health officials are urging travelers headed to Brazil to get yellow fever vaccinations due to a recent deadly outbreak of the virus. (fox47news.com)
  • Brazil has seen several outbreaks of yellow fever since the beginning of 2017 but the country's government had said the virus stopped spreading in September, according to the World Health Organization . (fox47news.com)
  • Brazil is the only country where new cases of yellow fever have been reported this year, the Pan American Health Organization said. (fox47news.com)
  • Shortage of the vaccine supply is a major issue, especially when sudden outbreaks occur ( Brazil 2017 ). (escoaster.com)
  • At this stage and according to the preliminary data, this case is not epidemiologically linked to the sylvatic yellow fever outbreaks reported from Brazil since January 2017. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
West Nile10
Dengue virus4
  • I was also involved in other projects regarding SARS-CoV-2 variants and disease severity in infants (DOI 10.3389/fmed.2022.896352), Rift Valley fever virus epidemiology in humans and animals in Kenya (DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000505), and dengue virus evolution in Africa (ongoing Ph.D. candidate mentorship). (stanford.edu)
  • The first round only included dengue virus, while the latest round additional y included chikungunya, Zika and yel ow fever viruses. (who.int)
  • Proficiency for molecular detection of dengue virus remained high (83-94%) over the four-year period. (who.int)
  • During this time, the world witnessed the has since been detected in the majority of the countries re-emergence of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika and occasional y causes outbreaks such as in Singapore virus (ZIKV) while dengue virus (DENV) and yellow fever in 2016. (who.int)
Epidemics7
  • The yellow fever virus itself cannot be eradicated, but we can stop the epidemics using Yellow Fever vaccine. (who.int)
  • Without the work of EYE partners, yellow fever has the potential to trigger large epidemics with international spread. (who.int)
  • A Short Account of the Malignant Fever Carlos Finlay Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century Juan Guiteras Valentine Seaman Walter Reed Medal William C. Gorgas Feng, Patrick. (wikipedia.org)
  • WHO is also supporting other yellow fever endemic countries through the Eliminating Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy. (brazzil.com)
  • In 2017, over 50 partners launched the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy: an unprecedented partnership supporting 40 at-risk countries in Africa and the Americas to protect at-risk populations, prevent international spread, and contain outbreaks rapidly. (who.int)
  • With yellow fever circling São Paulo , these imagined ramifications have taken on a tangible veneer, and the fight to keep yellow fever out of Brazil's large urban centers illustrates the importance of global vaccine stockpiles in preventing epidemics from taking hold. (harvard.edu)
  • The ICG's main role is to provide emergency vaccines to countries experiencing epidemics of meningitis, yellow fever (since 2001), and cholera (since 2013), though the organization also provides syringes, medication, and support in the design and planning of vaccination campaigns. (harvard.edu)
Jaundice6
  • The "yellow" in the name refers to the jaundice that affects some patients. (who.int)
  • In most cases, symptoms are mild to flu-like, but 15% of infections progress to a more deadly version of the disease, with symptoms that can include high fever, jaundice, multiple organ failure, hemorrhage, and death (Figure 1). (harvard.edu)
  • The term "yellow fever" is actually a descriptor of jaundice , the yellowish skin tone of affected individuals, as a compound called bilirubin begins to accumulate from the breakdown of red blood cells. (harvard.edu)
  • Yellowing of the skin and eyes, also know has jaundice, is also a possible symptom of this virus. (go.com)
  • Yellow fever disease is a viral hemorrhagic fever named after the jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) that occurs in some of those infected. (harvard.edu)
  • They are similar to the flu and could become severe to include fever, headache, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and jaundice -- hence its name yellow fever. (fox47news.com)
Infection22
  • Vaccination is the primary intervention used to curb influenza virus infection, and the WHO recommends immunization for at-risk individuals to mitigate disease. (mdpi.com)
  • Since DENV infection dynamics vary among wild-type viruses and vector populations, vertical transmission rates can also vary between regions. (nature.com)
  • Using TCR alpha and beta repertoire sequencing for T-cell subsets, as well as single-cell RNAseq and TCRseq, we track the concentrations and phenotypes of individual T-cell clones in response to primary and secondary yellow fever immunization - the model for acute infection in humans - showing their large diversity. (elifesciences.org)
  • One of the best established models of acute viral infection in humans is yellow fever (YF) vaccination. (elifesciences.org)
  • They found that the molecule treatment significantly limited replication of the viruses as well as infection in cells. (yale.edu)
  • Our report shows, for the first time, that we can use a small-molecule inhibitor to block infection by the flaviviridae family of viruses," Contessa said. (yale.edu)
  • Data reported to ArboNET using the national surveillance case definition for congenital Zika virus disease or infection (CSTE Position Statement 16-ID-01). (cdc.gov)
  • Additional data reported to the US Zika Pregnancy Registry for outcomes of pregnancies with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection are available at https://www.cdc.gov/pregnancy/zika/data/pregnancy-outcomes.html . (cdc.gov)
  • Cases reported to the US Zika Pregnancy Registry might not meet the national surveillance case definition for congenital Zika virus disease or infection. (cdc.gov)
  • As for more specifically what the Zika virus does to your body, once infected, Zika appears to fight your immune system by interfering with how your body's cells use signaling proteins to call on your immune system to react to a specific infection. (todayifoundout.com)
  • It is, therefore, probable that the immature form of Zika also plays a role in virus infection and spread," said Michael Rossmann, Purdue's Hanley Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences. (purdue.edu)
  • Does past infection with yellow fever make a person immune? (ny.gov)
  • Seroprevalence of Powassan Virus Infection in an Area Experiencing a Cluster of Disease Cases: Sussex County, New Jersey, 2019. (cuanschutz.edu)
  • Researchers in the Ploss lab have uncovered a critical role for a new immune signaling pathway in controlling infection in Yellow Fever Virus. (princeton.edu)
  • The virus does not typically lead to chronic infection or death, but it can prove fatal to those with compromised livers or immune systems. (go.com)
  • Survivors of Ebola virus infection may present late with a spectrum of ocular manifestations, ranging from mild retinal scarring to complete bilateral blindness resulting from tractional retinal detachment, cataract and glaucoma secondary to intraocular inflammation. (cehjournal.org)
  • 2 Moreover, in previous outbreaks, Ebola virus infection had been noted to precipitate uveitis in a minority of survivors. (cehjournal.org)
  • The role of antiviral drugs in eliminating intraocular infection with Ebola virus is currently being evaluated. (cehjournal.org)
  • The infection causes fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. (goodtrips.org)
  • Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause microcephaly (a serious birth defect), eye abnormalities, and a number of developmental impairments termed congenital Zika syndrome. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Prevention involves avoiding mosquito bites, avoiding unprotected sex with a partner at risk of having Zika virus infection, and, for pregnant women and their partners, avoiding travel to areas with ongoing transmission. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A. albopictus is thought to be a secondary vector of epidemic Zika virus infection in the tropics, but whether it would do so in the more temperate climate of the United States is unclear. (msdmanuals.com)
Immunity6
  • The large Ethiopian population has very low yellow fever immunity and yet the yellow fever virus is endemic in the country. (who.int)
  • A live virus vaccine is a vaccine that contains a living virus and is able to create immunity without getting the patient ill. (thebump.com)
  • Use of yellow fever vaccine which offers life-long immunity can protect one from yellow fever. (who.int)
  • People who have had yellow fever generally develop lifelong immunity. (ny.gov)
  • Currently, vaccination is the major preventative treatment in countries where the virus is prevalent, and one commercially available vaccine exists that is extremely effective (one dose of the vaccine essentially provides lifelong immunity against the virus). (harvard.edu)
  • A single dose of yellow fever vaccine is sufficient to confer sustained immunity and life-long protection against yellow fever disease. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
Epidemic4
  • For example, thousands of people became infected with the disease in 2016 during a yellow fever epidemic in Angola and the Congo. (mpg.de)
  • GENEVA 15 July 2017: A cholera epidemic in Yemen, which has infected more than 332,000 people, could spread during the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in September, although Saudi authorities are well prepared, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. (egypttoday.com)
  • This trend has continued today as increased global travel makes it easier for viruses to spread to populations that may not be regularly vaccinated, leading to the risk of an epidemic . (harvard.edu)
  • The yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793 killed 1 in 10. (governing.com)
Malaria3
  • Malaria alone killed 435,000 people and infected another 219 million in 2017 according to the World Health Organization. (myuctv.tv)
  • Despite this resurgence, WHO reported that the number of malaria cases in India in 2017 declined 24 percent from the previous year, raising hopes of major progress against the disease in the heavily impacted eastern state of Odisha on the Bay of Bengal. (assistnews.net)
  • They are the primary vectors for major human diseases such as yellow fever, malaria, and dengue fever, which together infect hundreds of millions of humans worldwide and kill millions each year. (healthline.com)
Africa8
Cases of Yellow fever4
  • The first suspected cases of yellow fever were reported in individuals visiting Luanda from Eritrea . (asm.org)
  • In a little over a month, 23 additional cases of yellow fever were reported among Eritrean and Congolese citizens living in Luanda , 7 of whom died from their illness. (asm.org)
  • While most cases of yellow fever do not cause serious disease, thanks in part to the development of a vaccine in the 1940s , the virus remains a serious epidemiological concern. (harvard.edu)
  • The first reported cases of yellow fever occurred in 1685, and the virus spread to most of the country in the mid 1800s. (harvard.edu)
Chikungunya virus1
  • rates of DF, WNV and chikungunya virus ( 3 ). (who.int)
Nausea1
  • People who get symptoms usually have a sudden onset of fever, chills, severe headache, backache, weakness, nausea (a sick feeling in the stomach) and vomiting. (ny.gov)
Treatment for yellow fever5
Humans3
  • Emergence and adaptation of a novel highly pathogenic H7N9 influenza virus in birds and humans from a 2013-human-infecting low pathogenic ancestor. (cdc.gov)
  • Of the six species in the Ebolavirus (EBOV) genus, four infect humans, causing an acute haemorrhagic fever that is associated with very high case fatality. (cehjournal.org)
  • Although A. aegypti feeds almost exclusively on humans, A. albopictus feeds on humans as well as variety of other animals that are not susceptible to the virus and are not involved in transmission chains. (msdmanuals.com)
World Health Organ1
  • Recent yellow fever outbreaks have pushed the World Health Organization (WHO) to consider fractional doses to increase vaccine access and lower the potential of yellow fever to spread. (asm.org)
Country's1
  • Mass vaccination and mosquito eradication efforts in the 1930s and 40s eliminated urban transmission of the virus and kept it out of most of the country's coast, where large urban centers are located. (harvard.edu)
Disease15
  • Influenza-virus-mediated disease can be associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality, particularly in younger children and older adults. (mdpi.com)
  • In the past two years alone the continent has experienced infectious disease outbreaks of cholera, meningitis, Ebola Virus Disease, Lassa fever, and Yellow fever, and other public health emergencies such as drought and famine. (cdc.gov)
  • The virus also has been associated with the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barré syndrome, which can lead to temporary paralysis. (purdue.edu)
  • The structure of the virus is likely to play a major role in the disease. (purdue.edu)
  • Yellow fever is a disease caused the bite of a mosquito infected with the yellow fever virus. (ny.gov)
  • As the disease progresses, yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin, slowing and weakening of the heart rate, bleeding of the gums, and bloody urine may occur. (ny.gov)
  • The pilgrimage draws 2-4 million Muslims every year, including 1.5-2 million foreigners, raising the risk from diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, Zika virus and meningococcal disease as well as cholera, the WHO said. (egypttoday.com)
  • About 15% of people that are infected with yellow fever virus will progress to a deadlier version of the disease. (harvard.edu)
  • 1 On becoming severely ill with signs of having contracted Ebola virus disease (EVD), the doctor was evacuated to an isolation facility in the United States for supportive care, where he eventually recovered. (cehjournal.org)
  • Ocular complications form part of post-Ebola virus disease syndrome, which also includes symptoms of joint and muscle pain and sometimes neurological problems. (cehjournal.org)
  • It's also known as the "yellow fever mosquito" because it can harbor the virus that causes the liver-damaging disease. (govdelivery.com)
  • Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease that has the potential to spread rapidly and cause serious public health impacts in unimmunized populations. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • According to the CDC, there were 449 symptomatic Zika virus disease cases reported within the U.S. in 2017, with three reported in Alabama and two in Georgia. (auburn.edu)
  • Before 2007, at least 14 cases of human Zika virus disease had been documented in the literature, although other cases were likely to have occurred and were not published. (healthline.com)
  • This allows the disease-causing agent - for example, the Zika virus - into the site. (healthline.com)
Current outbreak of yellow fever1
  • The current outbreak of yellow fever began at the end of 2017 after several cases were confirmed in areas close to São Paulo, the CDC said. (fox47news.com)
20231
  • The Yellow Fever sub-national risk analysis findings dissemination workshop, and consultative and advocacy meeting was held in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on 4th October 2023. (who.int)
2016 yellow fever1
  • During 2016 some 30 million doses of yellow fever vaccine from WHO's emergency vaccine stockpile were deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola during the 2016 yellow fever outbreaks in those countries. (brazzil.com)
Vaccines5
  • While it's recommended to wait a month after receiving live vaccines before trying to conceive, the CDC says that two weeks is a safe waiting period after the yellow fever vaccination. (thebump.com)
  • A team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg is developing methods with which viruses for vaccines can be replicated in significantly higher concentrations than before. (mpg.de)
  • There is a licensed vaccine for yellow fever , but vaccines will be in short supply if outbreaks occur. (salon.com)
  • Esco Aster, a leading independent contract development and manufacturing organization underpinned by its patent Tide Motion bioreactor technology, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany to develop new techniques for cell-culture based virus production of human flavivirus vaccines. (escoaster.com)
  • The attenuated yellow fever virus is also used as a vector for other vaccines such as dengue vaccine. (escoaster.com)
Laboratory3
  • Laboratory tests confirm diagnosis by seeing if the virus or antibodies against the virus are present in the person. (ny.gov)
  • Researchers in the Ploss lab have successfully tested a cell-culture system that will allow researches to perform laboratory-based studies of long-term hepatitis B virus infections. (princeton.edu)
  • On 21 August 2017, the case was laboratory confirmed at the national reference center for arboviruses, Institut Pasteur Cayenne by RT-PCR. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
Dose of yellow fever vaccine1
  • Interestingly, while WHO recommends a potency of 1,000 International Units (IUs) for a full dose of yellow fever vaccine, the actual potency is variable and ranges from about 13,000 to nearly 44,000 IUs per dose . (asm.org)
Doses of yellow fever vaccine3
  • After recently writing an article titled ' History of Yellow Fever in the United States ,' I spoke with Dr. Derick Kimathi , a clinical researcher at the Kenya Medical Research Institute-Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KEMRI-Wellcome Trust) who is investigating the safety and efficacy of using smaller doses of yellow fever vaccine to induce similar immunologic protection as standard doses (also known as fractional dosing). (asm.org)
  • The ICG oversees a continuously replenished emergency stockpile of 6 million doses of yellow fever vaccine. (brazzil.com)
  • On 14th March 2017, Brazilian authorities formally requested the ICG for 3.5 million doses of yellow fever vaccine which arrived in Rio de Janeiro on 24 March to be used for vaccination campaigns in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. (brazzil.com)
Million doses of vaccine1
  • In a container of this size, the researchers will be able to produce enough viruses for several million doses of vaccine within just a few weeks. (mpg.de)
Diseases2
  • One of the oldest known diseases in the world, rabies is caused by a virus, Lyssavirus, that causes inflammation of the brain. (nationalgeographic.org)
  • The Zika virus and other major deadly diseases are spread by just one of the world's 3,500 species of mosquito. (healthline.com)
Epidemiological1
  • The findings from the risk analysis were presented during the workshop conveying the relative risks of regions in Ethiopia, and the updated Ending Yellow Fever Elimination (EYE) Strategy and the global, regional and national yellow fever epidemiological situation. (who.int)
Spread10
  • The spread of yellow fever through large cities like Luanda and Kinshasa demonstrates precisely why the urban spread of yellow fever is so frightening. (asm.org)
  • Implementation of the global strategy which is jointly governed by WHO, UNICEF and GAVI, ensures support to countries to respond to an increased risk of urban outbreaks of yellow fever with international spread. (brazzil.com)
  • After the virus enters the bloodstream, hematogenous spread to the bone marrow, kidney (probable), liver (the main target), myocardium, and spleen ensues, and further replication occurs. (medscape.com)
  • How is yellow fever spread? (ny.gov)
  • Direct spread of yellow fever from one person to another does not occur. (ny.gov)
  • As part of a pandemic preparedness, We are tytrying to understand the potential viruses at risk of pandemic spread. (stanford.edu)
  • Now, the virus can spread from human to mosquito to human in urban regions (Figure 2). (harvard.edu)
  • Police officers remove a tent left by the homeless during efforts to sanitize neighborhoods to control the spread of hepatitis A, in San Diego, Sept. 25, 2017. (go.com)
  • Food workers can spread the virus if they do not properly wash their hands after using the bathroom and caregivers can transmit the virus after changing the diaper of an infected baby. (go.com)
  • The virus can be spread to others before any symptoms are apparent. (go.com)
Symptoms6
  • The flu-like symptoms in which these viruses present, combined with their mostly mild nature, should not deter you from the very real health problems they can potentially cause. (todayifoundout.com)
  • The other 20% of patients present with mild, non-life-threatening symptoms like fever, joint and muscle pain, conjunctivitis, headache, retro-orbital pain and emesis. (todayifoundout.com)
  • What are the symptoms of yellow fever and when do they appear? (ny.gov)
  • Symptoms, travel history, and a physical exam can cause a health care provider to suspect yellow fever. (ny.gov)
  • Symptoms of yellow fever usually begin three to six days after a bite and last about three or four days. (fox47news.com)
  • Awareness of symptoms and signs of yellow fever in general population. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
Populations2
  • The overall immunization coverage is good as yellow fever vaccination is mandatory but immunization coverage might be low in specific populations like clandestine and illegal workers. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • Vaccination coverage in French Guiana is optimal, however, the coverage in some populations such as clandestine workers, in mining areas could be sub-optimal and therefore at risk for yellow fever infections. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
Endemic countries1
  • Saudi Arabia requires a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate from those travelling from endemic countries to perform umrah and hajj. (who.int)
Live attenuated virus1
  • 1) a live attenuated virus vaccine, OPV (Sabin), given orally and (2) an inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine, IPV (IPOL), is given by injection. (goodtrips.org)
Infect3
  • The researchers then infect the cells with yellow fever viruses. (mpg.de)
  • The membrane protein cleaves from the mature virus as it is released from the host to infect other cells. (purdue.edu)
  • The virus can then infect a feeding mosquito during the initial 3-4 days of the illness. (medscape.com)
Strains1
Influenza2
  • While some viruses are familiar and seasonal, such as flu-causing influenza, other viruses tend to pop up in outbreaks that need to be quickly quarantined and controlled. (harvard.edu)
  • The evolution of seasonal influenza viruses. (cdc.gov)
Stockpile1
  • The shortage was so severe during the 2015-2017 outbreak that the allotted global stockpile of yellow fever vaccine (6 million doses) was depleted numerous times . (asm.org)
Sept3
  • Two men evacuate a home in Houston on Sept. 4, 2017. (salon.com)
  • A man passes behind a sign warning of an upcoming street cleaning to address a hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego, Sept. 28, 2017. (go.com)
  • A worker tapes signage telling people to get vaccinated to protect themselves against hepatitis A on hand washing sinks installed at the Neil Good Day Center in downtown San Diego, Sept. 1, 2017. (go.com)
Least 10 days3
Travelers4
  • All cases identified by Geosentinal and other authorities reported to date have occurred in unvaccinated travelers .Vaccine is the best way to prevent yellow fever. (cdc.gov)
  • The travel notice includes a map of the affected areas as well as information about yellow fever and our comprehensive advice for travelers including actions for mosquito bites. (cdc.gov)
  • There's also information there on the website about where travelers can get yellow fever. (cdc.gov)
  • A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travelers over one year of age. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
Infections2
  • By 2016, Angola reported more than 4,000 suspected infections (884 confirmed) and 376 suspected deaths (121 confirmed) from yellow fever . (asm.org)
  • In theory, that should reduce transmission of a virus, with a consequent reduction in infections or deaths, he said. (healthline.com)
Inflammation1
  • The hepatitis A virus causes inflammation of the liver. (go.com)
Angola3
  • The Ending Yellow fever Elimination (EYE) Strategy was developed in 2017 by a coalition of partners (Gavi, UNICEF and WHO) following the major outbreak of yellow fever in Angola in 2016. (who.int)
  • To understand the significance of the yellow fever outbreak that started in Angola in Dec. 2015, one must first understand the capital city of Luanda. (asm.org)
  • While this may seem like a simple and obvious solution for outbreaks like the one in Angola, there is a significant challenge: a yellow fever vaccine shortage. (asm.org)
Flaviviruses4
  • Researchers are combining several approaches for the production of flaviviruses under ideal conditions, including the pathogen that causes yellow fever. (mpg.de)
  • Zika, dengue, yellow fever: what are flaviviruses? (org.in)
  • Although only the mature forms of flaviviruses are considered infectious, the virus population secreted from host cells is a mixture of mature, partially mature and immature virus particles. (purdue.edu)
  • Findings also show differences between the immature Zika virus and immature versions of other flaviviruses. (purdue.edu)
Https1
  • Publication criteria for the finalized 2017 data are available at https://wonder.cdc.gov/nndss/documents/2017_NNDSS_Publication_Criteria.pdf . (cdc.gov)
Several outbreaks1
  • Darfur in Western Sudan has the most volatile camps of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and has expe- rienced several outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. (who.int)