
Did You Know?
Disease Transmission
Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic fever that is transmitted by mosquitoes
Vaccination
According to the WHO, a single dose of yellow fever vaccine can provide lifelong protection (2)
Yellow fever is a threat for over three million travelers
visiting endemic regions each year (3)
Areas at Risk of Yellow Fever Transmission

Human Yellow Fever Symptoms

References
- WHO. The Yellow fever initiative: an introduction. WHO Emergencies preparedness, response.Accessed January 2018. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/yellowfev/introduction/en/
- WHO. New yellow fever vaccination requirements for travelers. International travel and health. 27 July 2016. Accessed April 2018. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/ith/updates/20160727/en/
- Barnett, E.D., Wilder-Smith, A., Wilson, M.E. Yellow fever vaccines and international travelers. Expert Rev Vaccines. July, 2008. 7(5):579-87. Accessed February 2018. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18564013
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