Open AccessYellow Fever in an Unvaccinated Traveler to Peru
Author(s) -
Lydia Winnicka,
Amirahwaty Abdullah,
Tsujung Yang,
K. J. Norville,
Melina Irizarry-Acosta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx205
Subject(s) - medicine , yellow fever , pathogenic organism , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , virus , biology
We present a case of an unvaccinated traveler who traveled from New York to Peru and contracted yellow fever. He likely acquired the infection while visiting the Amazon River, with a point of exit of Lima, Peru. Our case illustrates the dramatic course that yellow fever may take, as well as the importance of pretravel vaccination.
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