Yellow Fever -- Brazil
Brazil public health officials are concerned that a small yellow fever outbreak in Minas Gerais State in south eastern Brazil might cause a larger epidemic. The outbreak has already infected about 110 people and caused 30 deaths as of Friday [13 Jan 2017]. Minas Gerais is an area with low vaccination rates for yellow fever. It is also adjacent to the populous state of Sau Paulo.
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease with symptoms including fever, nausea, chills, muscle pain,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2j8GxLK
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