Journal article
Yellow Fever in Africa: estimating the burden of disease and impact of mass vaccination from outbreak and serological data
Yellow fever is a vector-borne disease affecting humans and non-human primates in tropical areas of Africa and South America. While eradication is not feasible due to the wildlife reservoir, large scale vaccination activities in Africa during the 1940s to 1960s reduced yellow fever incidence for several decades. However, after a period of low vaccination coverage, yellow fever has resurged in the continent. Since 2006 there has been substantial funding for large preventive mass vaccination campaigns in the most affected countries in Africa to curb the rising burden of disease and control future outbreaks. Contemporary estimates of the yellow fever disease burden are lacking, and the present study aimed to update the previous estimates on the basis of more recent yellow fever occurrence data and improved estimation methods.
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2014
Journal
PLos Med
Volume
2014 May 6;11(5):e1001638. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001638
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Vaccines & delivery devices
Diseases
- Yellow fever
Tags
- Immunization information systems