What to expect from the 2017 yellow fever outbreak in Brazil?

In the early beginning of January 2017, the Brazilian Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about an increasing number of confirmed cases of yellow fever in the State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Since then, an apparent expansion of the transmission area and an inc...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Vol. 59; pp. e17 - 4
Main Authors:	Rossetto, Erika Valeska, Angerami, Rodrigo Nogueira, Luna, Expedito José de Albuquerque
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 01-01-2017 Instituto de Medicina Tropical Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Subjects:	Brazil - epidemiology Disease Outbreaks Epidemics Epidemiology Fever Humans Letter to the Editor Public health Seasons Viral infections Yellow Fever - epidemiology Yellow Fever - prevention & control Yellow Fever Vaccine - administration & dosage Brazil
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Summary:	In the early beginning of January 2017, the Brazilian Ministry of Health notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about an increasing number of confirmed cases of yellow fever in the State of Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Since then, an apparent expansion of the transmission area and an increasing number of suspected and confirmed cases have been reported. Regarding this epidemiological context, there are emerging questions that could explain this apparently unexpected scenario and what to expect about the recent yellow fever outbreak in Brazil.
Bibliography:	SourceType-Other Sources-1 content type line 63 ObjectType-Correspondence-1 AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONS All authors have contributed substantially to the conception and planning, as well as the analysis and interpretation of data, have contributed significantly in the elaboration of the outline or in the critical review of the content of this study, and have participated in the approval of the final version of this manuscript. CONFLICT OF INTEREST The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
ISSN:	0036-4665 1678-9946 1678-9946 0036-4665
DOI:	10.1590/S1678-9946201759017