Yellow fever - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 10, 2025 · Yellow fever is an epidemic-prone vector-borne vaccine preventable viral disease that is transmitted to humans by the bites of infected mosquitos. In some of the unvaccinated …
Yellow Fever - World Health Organization (WHO)
Public health aspects Yellow fever (YF) is a mosquito-borne, viral haemorrhagic fever that is endemic in tropical areas of Africa and South America, where is has caused outbreaks at …
Vaccines and vaccination against yellow fever: WHO Position …
Jul 5, 2013 · This updated position paper on yellow fever (YF) vaccines and vaccination replaces the previous 2003 WHO position paper and summarizes recent developments in the field. …
Yellow Fever - West and Central Africa
Dec 23, 2021 · Yellow fever (YF) is an acute viral disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes (including Aedes sp. and Haemogogus sp). Transmission can be amplified in circumstances …
Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) 2017–2026
Jan 21, 2018 · Overview The global health community is facing an increased risk of urban outbreaks of yellow fever (YF). The risk of international spread, YF’s changing epidemiology …
Yellow Fever - World Health Organization (WHO)
Yellow fever (YF) is an infection caused by a virus of the family Flaviviridae and it is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Risk mapping - World Health Organization (WHO)
The scarcity of well documented and consistent methods in YF risk assessment and the changing global epidemiology of the disease emphasised the need to revise classification and …
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals
Jul 10, 2025 · The Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department is responsible for targeting vaccine-preventable diseases, guiding immunization research and establishing immunization …
Yellow fever vaccine: WHO position on the use of fractional doses ...
Jun 1, 2017 · This updated position paper on yellow fever (YF) vaccines and vaccination replaces the previous 2003 WHO position paper and summarizes recent developments in the field. …
Yellow fever - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 2, 2017 · The YF Initiative (YFI) led by WHO and UNICEF coordinates yellow fever control at the global level. The goals of the Initiative are to prevent yellow fever outbreaks and to secure …