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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]
Overview
the two ways to prevent yellow fever is vaccination and vector control. Yellow fever vaccine is recommended for persons aged ≥9 months who are traveling to or living in areas at risk for yellow fever virus transmission in South America and Africa. Yellow fever vaccine may be required for entry into certain countries. The best way to prevent mosquitoborne diseases, including yellow fever, is to avoid mosquito bites.
Vaccination
Yellow fever vaccine is a live-virus vaccine which has been used for several decades. A single dose protects against disease for 10 years or more. If a person is at continued risk of infection, a booster dose is recommended every 10 years.
Indication
- People aged ≥9 months who are traveling to or living in areas with risk for yellow fever virus transmission in South America and Africa.
Vaccine Administration
- For all eligible people, a single injection of reconstituted vaccine should be administered subcutaneously.
- The International Health Regulations (IHR) published by the World Health Organization (WHO) require revaccination at 10-year intervals.
Contraindications and Precautions for Vaccination
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Adverse Reactions
- Reactions to yellow fever vaccine are generally mild and include headaches, myalgia (muscle aches), and low-grade fevers.
- There have been reports of rare but serious events following yellow fever vaccination.
- These events include anaphylaxis (life-threatening allergic reaction), yellow fever vaccine-associated viscerotropic disease (YEL-AVD, disease affecting certain internal organs), and yellow fever vaccine-associated neurologic disease (YEL-AND, disease affecting the nervous system).
Vector Control
Insecticides, protective clothing, and screening of houses are helpful but not always sufficient for mosquito control; people should always use an insecticide spray while in certain areas. In affected areas mosquito control methods have proven effective in decreasing the number of cases.[1]
Use Insect Repellent
- When you go outdoors, use an EPA-registered insect repellent such as those containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus on exposed skin.
- Even a short time outdoors can be long enough to get a mosquito bite. [2]
Wear Proper Clothing to Reduce Mosquito Bites
- When weather permits, wear long-sleeves, long pants and socks when outdoors.
- Mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing, so spraying clothes with repellent containing permethrin or another EPA-registered repellent will give extra protection.
- Clothing pre-treated with permethrin is commercially available.
- Mosquito repellents containing permethrin are not approved for application directly to skin.[2]
Be Aware of Peak Mosquito Hours
- The peak biting times for many mosquito species is dusk to dawn.
- However, Aedes aegypti, one of the mosquitoes that transmits yellow fever virus, feeds during the daytime.
- Take extra care to use repellent and protective clothing during daytime as well as during the evening and early morning.
- Staying in accommodations with screened or air-conditioned rooms, particularly during peak biting times, will also reduce risk of mosquito bites.[2]
References
- ↑ "Joint Statement on Mosquito Control in the United States from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency. 2000-05-03. Unknown parameter
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