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Responding to the threat of urban yellow fever outbreaks

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: When in April, 2016, WHO declared the yellow fever epidemic in Angola a global threat, it was because yellow fever appeared in Luanda, the capital city of Angola, causing a rapidly spreading urban outbreak due to the massive movement of people to and from the city and easy access to international airports, with daily connections to Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Nearly 45 years had elapsed since a similar urban yellow fever epidemic occurred in Angola in 1971 (a smaller one occurred in 1988); in that interval, urbanisation has increased at record rates, with more than 62% of the population now living in urban areas.

Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(16)30588-6

Authors: Annelies Wilder-Smith, Thomas P Monath

Institutions: Nanyang Technological University, Heidelberg University, Fondation Mérieux, NewLink Genetics (United States)

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $7,280