Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009

Introduction Yellow fever is a non-contagious infectious disease, highly lethal, transmitted by the Aedes, Haemagogus and Sabethes. Methods Descriptive retrospective study of the yellow fever cases in Amazonas, between 1996 and 2009. Results Forty two cases of yellow fever were confirmed, with 3...

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Main Authors: Maria das Graças Gomes Saraiva, Raul Diniz Souza Amorim, Marco Antônio Sabóia Moura, Eyde Cristianne Saraiva dos Santos, Leônidas Sales Sampaio, Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa, Samira Bührer-Sékula
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-04-01
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spelling doaj-e5b7dea2501243a6ae4aec8f08ce83222020-11-25T01:31:29ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical0037-86821678-98492013-04-01462223226Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009Maria das Graças Gomes SaraivaRaul Diniz Souza AmorimMarco Antônio Sabóia MouraEyde Cristianne Saraiva dos SantosLeônidas Sales SampaioMaria das Graças Vale BarbosaSamira Bührer-SékulaIntroduction Yellow fever is a non-contagious infectious disease, highly lethal, transmitted by the Aedes, Haemagogus and Sabethes. Methods Descriptive retrospective study of the yellow fever cases in Amazonas, between 1996 and 2009. Results Forty two cases of yellow fever were confirmed, with 30 deaths, 10% of which were foreigners. Conclusions The presence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in both rural Amazonas and its capital demonstrates the dispersion of these vectors and underscores the need for better and continuous epidemiological and entomological control.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200223Epidemiological aspectsSpatial analysisVaccine
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author Maria das Graças Gomes Saraiva
Raul Diniz Souza Amorim
Marco Antônio Sabóia Moura
Eyde Cristianne Saraiva dos Santos
Leônidas Sales Sampaio
Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa
Samira Bührer-Sékula
spellingShingle Maria das Graças Gomes Saraiva
Raul Diniz Souza Amorim
Marco Antônio Sabóia Moura
Eyde Cristianne Saraiva dos Santos
Leônidas Sales Sampaio
Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa
Samira Bührer-Sékula
Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Epidemiological aspects
Spatial analysis
Vaccine
author_facet Maria das Graças Gomes Saraiva
Raul Diniz Souza Amorim
Marco Antônio Sabóia Moura
Eyde Cristianne Saraiva dos Santos
Leônidas Sales Sampaio
Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa
Samira Bührer-Sékula
author_sort Maria das Graças Gomes Saraiva
title Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009
title_short Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009
title_full Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009
title_fullStr Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009
title_full_unstemmed Historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the State of Amazonas, Brazil, from 1996 to 2009
title_sort historical analysis of the records of sylvan yellow fever in the state of amazonas, brazil, from 1996 to 2009
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
series Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
issn 0037-8682
1678-9849
publishDate 2013-04-01
description Introduction Yellow fever is a non-contagious infectious disease, highly lethal, transmitted by the Aedes, Haemagogus and Sabethes. Methods Descriptive retrospective study of the yellow fever cases in Amazonas, between 1996 and 2009. Results Forty two cases of yellow fever were confirmed, with 30 deaths, 10% of which were foreigners. Conclusions The presence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in both rural Amazonas and its capital demonstrates the dispersion of these vectors and underscores the need for better and continuous epidemiological and entomological control.
topic Epidemiological aspects
Spatial analysis
Vaccine
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000200223
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