Eusebio Manuel, António Armando, Moisés Francisco, Joana Paixão, Javier Aramburu, Miguel Dos Santos de Oliveira, Helga Freitas, Alda Morais Pedro, Domingos Jandondo, Pablo Babrero Carderon, Sandra Lopez Lamezon, Filomeno Fortes, Jorge Mariscal, Yolanda Cardoso, Rosa Moreira, Joana Morais, Ngiambudulu M Francisco
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The acute tropical infectious disease known as yellow fever (YF) is caused by an arbovirus and is characterized by fever, jaundice, hemorrhage, headache, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue. Angola experienced a yellow fever virus (YFV) outbreak that was documented in December 2015. However, little is known about the outcome of this outbreak. We aimed to demonstrate epidemic features and lessons learned during the YF epidemic in Angola. METHODS: A total of 4618 blood samples from suspected YF cases were sent to the Instituto Nacional de Investigação em Saúde (INIS), a national referral and public health laboratory, between December 5, 2015, and December 23, 2016...
February 2024: Health Science Reports