title: Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Yellow fever is a non-contagious infectious disease, highly lethal, transmitted by the Aedes, Haemagogus and Sabethes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive retrospective study of the yellow fever cases in Amazonas, between 1996 and 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty two cases of yellow fever were confirmed, with 30 deaths, 10% of which were foreigners.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in both rural Amazonas and its capital demonstrates the dispersion of these vectors and underscores the need for better and continuous epidemiological and entomological control.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiologia e Saúde Pública, Fundação de Medicina Tropical "Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado", Manaus, AM, Brasil. gracasaraiva@fmt.am.gov.br
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Gomes
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Saraiva
authors.forename: Raul Diniz Souza
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Amorim
authors.forename: Marco Antônio Sabóia
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Eyde Cristianne Saraiva dos
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Leônidas Sales
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Maria das Graças Vale
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bührer-Sékula
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015004:Yellow Fever / Q000401:mortality* / Q000635:transmission; D055815:Young Adult