Evaluation of serological cross-reactivity between yellow fever and other flaviviruses

In recent years, Brazil has experienced several epidemics caused by arboviruses, such as dengue virus (DENV serotypes 1 –4), Zika virus (ZIKV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV), and yellow fever virus (YFV). In the past 2 years, the largest epidemic of sylvatic yellow fever in decades occurred in areas that were not considered at risk (Faria et al., 2018). As part of the response to this recent outbreak, federal and state authorities conducted mass vaccination campaigns against YFV, and the vaccination is now recommended and offered in 19 Brazilian states (Saúde, 2018b).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research