Yellow fever
Definition:
Yellow fever is an infectious disease caused by Yellow fever virus (YFV), a flavivirus in the Flaviviridae family of +ssRNA viruses, and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. YFV was was first isolated in 1927 in West Africa.
References:
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[1]. Elizabeth D Barnett, et al. Yellow fever: epidemiology and prevention. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15;44(6):850-6. [Content Brief]
[2]. Emily S Jentes, et al. The revised global yellow fever risk map and recommendations for vaccination, 2010: consensus of the Informal WHO Working Group on Geographic Risk for Yellow Fever. Lancet Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;11(8):622-32. [Content Brief]
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