Yellow Fever Outbreak, Southern Sudan, 2003

Yellow Fever Outbreak, Southern Sudan, 2003

In May 2003, an outbreak of fatal hemorrhagic fever, caused by yellow fever virus, occurred in southern Sudan. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus belonged to the East African genotype, which supports the contention that yellow fever is endemic in East Africa with the potential to cause larg...

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Main Authors: Clayton O. Onyango, Antoinette A. Grobbelaar, Georgina V.F. Gibson, Rosemary C. Sang, Abdourahmane Sow, Robert Swanepoel, Felicity J. Burt
Format: Article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-09-01
Serier:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Fag:
genetic characterization
outbreak
yellow fever virus
dispatch
Sudan
South Sudan
Online adgang:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/03-0727_article
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Summary:In May 2003, an outbreak of fatal hemorrhagic fever, caused by yellow fever virus, occurred in southern Sudan. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus belonged to the East African genotype, which supports the contention that yellow fever is endemic in East Africa with the potential to cause large outbreaks in humans.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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