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Yellow Fever Underlying Cause

Yellow fever is caused by an arbovirus, which is passed from monkeys to humans through the bite of a mosquito.

Yellow fever is most common in African nations and the Caribbean.

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Last Updated: Apr 8, 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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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.