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Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever
INTRODUCTION
Population mobility
Urbanization
Favorable temperature of 24°C for the multiplication of virus in the
mosquitos.
TRANSMISSION
Mosquito the primary vector carries of the virus from one host to another,
primarily between monkey s, from monkeys to human, and from person to
person
There are different species of the Aeres and Haemogogus mosquitoes transmit
the virus
INCUBATION PERIOD
Vaccination
•A single dosevof live, attenuarted vaccine 0.5ml is given subcutaneously at the
site of insertion of deltioid muscle
• The vaccin must be reconstituted immediately before use with the sterile
diluent provided(sodium chloride Injection)
• The vaccin needs to be administered within 1hour of reconstitution. Once
reconstituted, a multi dose vial should be maintain at 35°F-46°F(2°C-8°C), and
the remaining doese should be used or discarded within 1hour.
• International Health Regulations (IHRs) require revaccination at intervals
of 10year to boots anitibody
PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR TRAVELERS