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Yellow fever

Evidence last reviewed: 14 Apr 2026
Topic last updated: 15 Apr 2026

Summary

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • history of residence in, or recent travel to, endemic area
  • lack of yellow fever immunization
  • history of mosquito bite
  • fever
  • constitutional symptoms
  • conjunctival injection
  • relative bradycardia (Faget sign)
  • biphasic illness
  • hemorrhagic diathesis
  • signs of renal failure
  • signs of hepatic failure
  • jaundice
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其他诊断因素

  • hypotension
  • abdominal pain, vomiting, and lethargy
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危险因素

  • residence in, or recent travel to, endemic area
  • lack of immunization
  • mosquito bite
  • travel during rainy and early dry seasons
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • CBC
  • liver function tests
  • coagulation screen
  • reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
  • serology
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Tests to consider

  • ECG
  • histopathology
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Emerging tests

  • virus isolation
  • isothermal nucleic acid amplification assays

Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

all patients

Contributors

Authors

William A. Messer, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology

Division of Infectious Diseases

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland

OR

Disclosures

WAM declares that he has no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

Dr William A. Messer would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Philip A. Yeon and Dr Helmut Albrecht, previous contributors to this topic.

Disclosures

PAY and HA declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Emory University

TravelWell Clinic

Emory University Hospital Midtown

Atlanta

GA

Declarações

CFP declares that he has no competing interests.

Andrea K. Boggild, MSc, MD, DTMH, FRCPC

Clinical Assistant

Tropical Diseases Unit

Division of Infectious Diseases

Department of Medicine

Toronto General Hospital

University Health Network

Toronto

Canada

Declarações

AKB declares that she has no competing interests.

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Principais artigos

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Yellow Book 2026: health information for international travel. Travel-associated infectious and diseases - yellow fever. Apr 2025 [internet publication].Texto completo

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.​ Yellow fever virus: clinical features and diagnosis of yellow fever. Nov 2025 [internet publication].Texto completo

World Health Organization. WHO guidelines for clinical management of arboviral diseases. 2025 [internet publication].Texto completo

Staples JE, Bocchini JA Jr, Rubin L; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yellow fever vaccine booster doses: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015;64:647-650.Texto completo  Resumo

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