title: Yellow fever outbreak in South Eastern State of Nigeria--virological and serological studies.
abstract: An outbreak of Yellow Fever in South Eastern State involving Uyo, Itu and Abak divisions is presented. The occurrence of few jaundiced cases with fever in places 29-35 km outside Uyo indicated that the epidemic was more widely spread than it was thought. The rural communities appeared to be more severely affected where a considerably large number of unrecorded deaths were reported. Mortality rate was about 56% among hospitalised patients. The diagnosis of Yellow Fever was confirmed by virus isolation and serology This was the first recorded outbreak in this area.
authors.affiliation: Virus Research Laboratory and Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of lbadan, Ibadan Nigeria.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Fagbami
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Attah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fabiyi
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology