Rapid Risk Assessment: Outbreak of Yellow Fever in Brazil; Third Update, 16 March 2018

European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 03/16/2018 This 10-page report assesses the risk to European Union/European Economic Area countries and citizens associated with the ongoing outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil. This update of the rapid risk assessment was triggered by the evolution of the epidemic in Brazil and reports of travel-associated yellow fever cases with exposure in Brazil returning to Europe. It provides advice to travelers and health professionals, and background on yellow fever and the outbreak in Brazil. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news