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PAHO reported 12 new cases of yellow fever in Brazil, possibly marking the beginning of the country’s third wave of yellow fever activity in the past 2 years.

January 29th, 2019

“…….In the 2016-17 yellow fever transmission cycle, Brazil saw 778 yellow fever cases, including 262 deaths. In 2017-18, that number grew to 1,376 cases, including 483 deaths, as the disease spread to regions with low vaccination rates...….”

Map: South America showing areas at risk for Yellow Fever Transmision in Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Paraguay, and parts of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay

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PAHO reported 12 new cases of yellow fever in Brazil, possibly marking the beginning of the country’s third wave of yellow fever activity in the past 2 years.

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