Yellow fever cases in French Guiana, evidence of an active circulation in the Guiana Shield, 2017 and 2018.

Yellow fever cases in French Guiana, evidence of an active circulation in the Guiana Shield, 2017 and 2018. Euro Surveill. 2018 Sep;23(36): Authors: Sanna A, Andrieu A, Carvalho L, Mayence C, Tabard P, Hachouf M, Cazaux CM, Enfissi A, Rousset D, Kallel H Abstract French Guiana (FG) is a French overseas region bordering Brazil and Suriname that is considered endemic for yellow fever (YF); vaccination is compulsory for residents and travellers. In August 2017 and 2018, two sporadic YF cases were notified 1 year apart, confirming that sylvatic YF virus circulation is active in the region. YF vaccination coverage should be closely monitored and improved in FG and neighbouring territories and clinicians should be aware of the risk. PMID: 30205871 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Euro Surveill - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research