Yellow Fever

a review and the current epidemiological situation in Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v97i4p407-414

Keywords:

Yellow fever, Flavivirus, Flavivirus infections, Aedes, Hemorrhage

Abstract

Since January 2017, there have been at least 1563 suspected cases of Yellow Fever, 629 confirmed cases and 232 confirmed deaths. Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropical parts of Africa and South America. At the present time, it has presented a significant increase in its incidence in Brazil, with important repercussions and impacts on the public health. This review paper outlines the causes of yellow fever, as well as the disease epidemiology, progression, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. We conclude by reporting on the current epidemic in Brazil and future directions for research. Method: Data from Pubmed, SciELO, Medline and government sources concerning Yellow Fever were used, dating from 2002 to 2018. In the collection of the data the following descriptors were used: Yellow-fever, Aedes, Arbovirus and Flavivirus.

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Author Biographies

  • Marcelo Augusto Fontanelle Ribeiro Junior, Universidade Santo Amaro, Disciplina de Cirurgia Geral e Trauma

    Universidade Santo Amaro, Disciplina de Cirurgia Geral e Trauma – São Paulo – SP – Brasil

  • Vinicius Cunha Rodrigues, Faculdade de Medicina Santo Amaro

    Estudante do quarto ano de Medicina da Universidade de Santo Amaro

  • Celia Ya Dan Feng, University of New South Wales

    Estudante do quinto ano de Medicina da University of New South Wales

  • Alexander Trong Minh Nguyen, University of New South Wales

    Estudante do quinto ano de Medicina da University of New South Wales

  • Giovana El Khouri Bechara, Faculdade de Medicina Santo Amaro

    Estudante do quinto ano de Medicina da Universidade de Santo Amaro

  • Raíssa Reis de Moura, Faculdade de Medicina Santo Amaro

    Estudante do quinto ano de Medicina da Universidade de Santo Amaro

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Published

2018-12-18

Issue

Vol. 97 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Artigos de Revisão/Review Articles

How to Cite

Ribeiro Junior, M. A. F., Rodrigues, V. C., Feng, C. Y. D., Nguyen, A. T. M., Bechara, G. E. K., & Moura, R. R. de. (2018). Yellow Fever: a review and the current epidemiological situation in Brazil. Revista De Medicina, 97(4), 407-414. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v97i4p407-414