Yellow fever in two unvaccinated French tourists to Brazil, January and March, 2018.

We report two yellow fever cases in unvaccinated French travellers in Brazil in January and March 2018, respectively; one exposed during an excursion in Minas Gerais and the other in Ilha Grande. Both presented with fever, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia and leucopenia. Yellow fever diagnosis was based on RT-PCR and serological tests. Both patients recovered within a few days. The increasing occurrence of cases in unvaccinated travellers highlights the need to reinforce vaccination recommendation for travellers at-risk. PMID: 29845927 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Euro Surveill - May 1, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Oliosi E, Serero Corcos C, Barroso PF, Bleibtreu A, Grard G, De Filippis BAM, Caumes E Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research