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Yellow Fever Incidence

Facts about yellow fever:

Yellow fever does not occur in the US.
About 200,000 cases of yellow fever are reported in the world each year.
Most cases of yellow fever occur in Africa.

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Last Updated: Sep 4, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Yellow Fever References:

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Massad E, Coutinho FA, Burattini MN, Lopez LF, Struchiner CJ. Yellow fever vaccination: how much is enough? Vaccine. 2005 Jun 10;23(30):3908-14.
Monath TP, Barrett AD. Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of yellow fever.Adv Virus Res. 2003;60:343-95.
Onyango CO, Grobbelaar AA, Gibson GV, Sang RC, Sow A, Swaneopel R, Burt FJ. Yellow fever outbreak, southern Sudan, 2003. Emerg Infect Dis. 2004 Sep;10(9):1668-70.