Reemergence of yellow fever virus in southeastern Brazil, 2017-2018: What sparked the spread?

Joelle I Rosser Karin Nielsen-Saines Eduardo Saad Trevon Louis Fuller

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)

The 2017-2018 YFV epidemic in Brazil originated in hot, dry rural areas of Minas Gerais before expanding south into urban centers. An unusually severe drought in this region may have created environmental pressures that sparked the reemergence of YFV in Brazil's southeastern cities.

Keyphrases

early onset
risk assessment
drug induced