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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Americas (15): Brazil, WHO

Yellow Fever -- BrazilIn 2017, as of 2 Feb [2017] yellow fever cases have been confirmed in Brazil, whereas Colombia and Peru have only reported probable cases.In Brazil, between [Thu 1 Dec 2016 and Thu 2 Feb 2017], 901 cases of yellow fever were reported (151 confirmed, 42 discarded, and 708 suspected cases remain under investigation),including 143 deaths (54 confirmed, 3 discarded, and 86 under investigation). The overall case fatality rate (CFR) is 16 percent, with 36 percent CFR among confirmed Read more [...]