First Case of Yellow Fever in French Guiana since 1902

The first case of yellow fever in French Guiana since 1902 was reported in March 1998. The yellow fever virus genome was detected in postmortem liver biopsies by seminested polymerase chain reaction. Sequence analysis showed that this strain was most closely related to strains from Brazil and Ecuado...

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Main Authors: J.M. Heraud, D. Hommel, A. Hulin, V. Deubel, J.D. Poveda, J.L. Sarthou, A. Talarmin
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/3/99-0314_article
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author J.M. Heraud
D. Hommel
A. Hulin
V. Deubel
J.D. Poveda
J.L. Sarthou
A. Talarmin
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description The first case of yellow fever in French Guiana since 1902 was reported in March 1998. The yellow fever virus genome was detected in postmortem liver biopsies by seminested polymerase chain reaction. Sequence analysis showed that this strain was most closely related to strains from Brazil and Ecuador.
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spelling doaj.art-9851d7757b744421931d17a56fc8003f2022-12-21T19:14:20ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60591999-06-015342943210.3201/eid0503.990314First Case of Yellow Fever in French Guiana since 1902J.M. HeraudD. HommelA. HulinV. DeubelJ.D. PovedaJ.L. SarthouA. TalarminThe first case of yellow fever in French Guiana since 1902 was reported in March 1998. The yellow fever virus genome was detected in postmortem liver biopsies by seminested polymerase chain reaction. Sequence analysis showed that this strain was most closely related to strains from Brazil and Ecuador.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/3/99-0314_articleFrench Guiana
spellingShingle J.M. Heraud
D. Hommel
A. Hulin
V. Deubel
J.D. Poveda
J.L. Sarthou
A. Talarmin
First Case of Yellow Fever in French Guiana since 1902
Emerging Infectious Diseases
French Guiana
title First Case of Yellow Fever in French Guiana since 1902
title_full First Case of Yellow Fever in French Guiana since 1902
title_fullStr First Case of Yellow Fever in French Guiana since 1902
title_full_unstemmed First Case of Yellow Fever in French Guiana since 1902
title_short First Case of Yellow Fever in French Guiana since 1902
title_sort first case of yellow fever in french guiana since 1902
topic French Guiana
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/3/99-0314_article
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