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Vaccine is recommended for people aged 9 months or older and who are traveling to or living in areas at risk for yellow fever virus in Africa and South America. Yellow fever vaccine may be required for entry into certain countries. Vaccination requirements and recommendations for specific countries are available on the CDC Travelers’ Health page.
- Reactions to Yellow Fever Vaccine
If you recently received the yellow fever vaccination and...
- Vaccine Recommendations
Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for people who are 9...
- Yellow Fever Vaccine, Pregnancy, & Conception
While a two week delay between yellow fever vaccination and...
- Links & References
Lindsey NP, Schroeder BA, Miller ER, et al. Adverse event...
- Frequently Asked Questions
Yellow fever vaccination has not been known to cause any...
- Prevention
Mosquitoes bite during the day and night. The best way to...
- Vaccination Clinics
Frequently Asked Questions about the U.S. Yellow Fever...
- Travelers’ Health
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- Reactions to Yellow Fever Vaccine
- Overview
- Symptoms
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Yellow fever is an epidemic-prone mosquito-borne vaccine preventable disease that is transmitted to humans by the bites of infected mosquitoes. Yellow fever is caused by an arbovirus (a virus transmitted by vectors such mosquitoes, ticks or other arthropods) transmitted to humans by the bites of infected Aedes and Haemagogusmosquitoes. These day-bi...
The incubation period for yellow fever is 3 to 6 days. Many people do not experience symptoms. Common symptoms include fever, muscle pain, headache, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting. In most cases, symptoms disappear after 3 to 4 days. A small percentage of patients enter a second, more toxic phase within 24 hours of recovering from initial sym...
Yellow fever is difficult to diagnose, especially during the early stages. A more severe case can be confused with malaria, leptospirosis, viral hepatitis, other haemorrhagic fevers, infection with other flaviviruses (such as dengue), and poisoning. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in blood can sometimes detect the virus in early stages of t...
1. Vaccination Vaccination is the most important means of preventing yellow fever. The yellow fever vaccine is safe, affordable and a single dose provides life-long protection against yellow fever disease. A booster dose of yellow fever vaccine is not needed. The vaccine provides effective immunity within 10 days for 80–100% of people vaccinated, a...
The Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy was developed in response to two urban yellow fever outbreaks – in Luanda (Angola) and Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo), with international exportation to other countries, including China, showing that yellow fever poses a serious global threat requiring new strategic thinking. The EYE ...
2 de ago. de 2023 · The yellow fever vaccine provides immunity within one week in 95% of people vaccinated. A booster dose is not needed. Yellow fever vaccination is carried out for the following reasons: to protect populations living in areas at high-risk or endemic for yellow fever disease; to protect travelers visiting these areas; and, to prevent ...
8 de nov. de 2023 · Vaccination is the single most important measure for preventing yellow fever. The prevention of outbreaks can only be achieved if the majority of the population is immunized. The yellow fever vaccine is safe and affordable, and a single dose provides life-long immunity against the disease.
Yellow fever can be prevented by vaccination. Travelers should also take precautions against mosquito bites when in areas with yellow fever transmission. Travelers should get vaccinated for yellow fever before visiting areas where yellow fever is found.
Vaccination is the most important preventive measure against yellow fever. The vaccine is safe, affordable and highly effective, and a single dose of yellow fever vaccine is suficient to confer sustained immunity and life-long protection against yellow fever disease and a booster dose of yellow fever vaccine is not needed.
