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Nearly 70 have died from yellow fever in three Brazilian states
Authorities say that nearly 70 people have died from yellow fever in three southeastern Brazilian states in the current outbreak.
Jan 23, 2018
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WHO: All of Sao Paulo state at risk for yellow fever
The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that it now considers all of Sao Paulo state at risk for yellow fever, recommending that all international visitors to the state be vaccinated.
Jan 16, 2018
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Drug blocks Zika, other mosquito-borne viruses in cell cultures
If there was a Mafia crime family of the virus world, it might be flaviviruses.
Dec 12, 2017
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Ongoing surveillance and vaccination are key to prevent yellow fever outbreak in humans
A combination of continuous monitoring of mosquitoes and non-human primate deaths, along with laboratory tests and increased vaccination, is crucial to prevent human cases of yellow fever in places where the virus is transmitted. ...
Nov 6, 2017
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Oropouche virus could emerge as a serious public health problem, researcher says
Due to the Zika epidemic, which began in 2015, and the outbreak of yellow fever early in 2017, Brazil runs a serious risk of being afflicted by Oropouche, another virus that is widely distributed throughout South and Central ...
Aug 23, 2017
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Aedes aegypti mosquitos introduced to California multiple times
Aedes aegypti mosquitos can carry the pathogens that cause dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, and yellow fever, among other diseases. In 2013, scientists first reported that A. aegypti had been found in California. Now, ...
Aug 10, 2017
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Prior dengue or yellow fever exposure does not worsen Zika infection in monkeys
Rhesus macaques previously infected with dengue or yellow fever viruses appear to be neither more nor less susceptible to severe infection with Zika virus, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens.
Aug 4, 2017
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Four reasons why we shouldn't forget about Zika
A group of researchers investigating yellow fever, in 1947, discovered a new virus in a sick monkey – the Zika virus. The researchers probably never imagined that nearly 70 years later this virus would rapidly spread across ...
Apr 13, 2017
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Number of Zika, dengue and chikungunya cases drop in Brazil
The number of cases of Zika, dengue and chikungunya reported in Brazil during the first 6 ½ weeks of the year is nearly 90 percent less than in the same period in 2016, the Health Ministry said Wednesday.
Mar 15, 2017
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Rio de Janeiro announces mass yellow fever vaccination
Rio de Janeiro said Saturday it plans to vaccinate the state's entire population against yellow fever in response to an outbreak that has killed at least 113 people around Brazil.
Mar 12, 2017
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