YELLOW FEVER cases reported in ECUADOR / TANZANIA / LIBERIA / PERU / ARGENTINA / PARAGUAY / BRAZIL / CAMEROON / SUDAN
May 14, 2008
May 2008 -- Ecuador, the CDC recommends a Yellow Fever vaccine in the following areas; Amazon Basin, Morana-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Sucumbios, and Zamora-Chinchipe. Tanzania has just re-instated a requirement for Yellow Fever Vaccination prior to entry into the country as of 21 Apr. 2008. Liberia reports a second case and death in April '08. Peru reports 6 cases and 3 deaths in the Amazonas & Picota Departments. Argentina has one death and 6 confirmed cases in the Misiones province. In Paraguay there have been 24 cases and 8 deaths since the beginning of 2008. Brazil has 112 confirmed cases and 53 deaths so far in 2008, the government of Brazil is recommending all travelers to; Brasilia DF, or the states of Maranhao, Piaui, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande de Sul; get the Yellow Fever vaccine prior to travel. Yellow Fever is a mosquito born disease found in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Amazon region of South America. This disease can be prevented with vaccination. Anyone traveling to a yellow fever zone needs to be protected, so get vaccinated.
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