Yellow fever

References

Key articles

World Health Organization. Yellow fever: fact sheet. May 2023 [internet publication].Full text

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.Full text  Abstract

Pan American Health Organization; World Health Organization. Laboratory diagnosis of yellow fever virus infection. September 2018 [internet publication].Full text

Reference articles

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41. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yellow fever: diagnostic testing. August 2015 [internet publication].Full text

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46. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Testing of selected patients with serious adverse events potentially related to yellow fever vaccination. August 2015 [internet publication].Full text

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52. Franz DR, Jahrling PB, Friedlander AM, et al. Clinical recognition and management of patients exposed to biological warfare agents. JAMA. 1997;278:399-411. Abstract

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