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SUBMITTER: Bifani AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7351566 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bifani Amanda Makha AM Ong Eugenia Z EZ de Alwis Ruklanthi R
Current treatment options in infectious diseases 20200710 3
<h4>Purpose of review</h4>At the turn of the nineteenth century, yellow fever (YF) was considered the most dangerous infectious disease with high case fatality. Subsequent, mass vaccination campaigns coupled with widespread elimination of the YF mosquito vector significantly decreased YF cases and reduced outbreaks to the tropical and subtropical forested regions of Africa and South America.<h4>Recent findings</h4>However, recent (2016) large outbreaks in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR ...[more]