Reemergence of yellow fever virus in southeastern Brazil, 2017–2018: What sparked the spread?

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Authors

Karin Nielsen‐Saines · University of California, Los Angeles

Eduardo Saad · New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Abstract

The 2017-2018 YFV epidemic in Brazil originated in hot, dry rural areas of Minas Gerais before expanding south into urban centers. An unusually severe drought in this region may have created environmental pressures that sparked the reemergence of YFV in Brazil's southeastern cities.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Malaria Research and Control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 16, Issue 2, pp. e0010133-e0010133

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010133

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