PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Americas (07): Brazil, WHO

Yellow Fever — Brazil
In Brazil, seasonal increases of yellow fever have historically occurred between December and May. During the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons, the number of yellow fever cases was much larger than in previous years (Figures 1 & 2). The increase in cases was partly due to a geographical expansion of the areas affected by yellow fever to include areas previously considered risk-free (Figure 3).
In the current 2018-2019 season (July 2018 to March 2019), a total of 75 confirmed human cases,