Yellow fever in a Brazilian family returning from vacation in an endemic area: relevant clinical features and epidemiological issues.
We report three cases of yellow fever (YF) in a family traveling from the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil (without previous vaccination) to an endemic area, acquiring the disease and presenting mild-to-moderate symptoms. Despite posing the intermittent risk of YF in endemic areas, it also alerts to the threat of introduction and spread of YF in the urban cycle, when infected travelers return to non-endemic areas where potential vectors are highly prevalent.
Chaves
Tânia S S
TS
Travel Medicine Division, Emilio Ribas Infectious Diseases Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil. tania.chaves@uol.com.br
Vasconcelos
Marileide J
MJ
Filho
Nosor Oliveira
NO
Alves
Jesse R
JR
D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015005:Yellow fever virus / Q000302:isolation & purification