Changing epidemiology of yellow fever virus in Oyo State, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Bassey Enya Bassey (Author), Fiona Braka (Author), Rosemary Onyibe (Author), Olufunmilola Olawumi Kolude (Author), Marcus Oluwadare (Author), Alawale Oluwabukola (Author), Ogunlaja Omotunde (Author), Oluwatobi Adeoluwa Iyanda (Author), Adedamola Ayodeji Tella (Author), Olayiwola Suliat Olanike (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Yellow Fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease endemic in tropical Africa and Latin America and is transmitted through infected mosquitoes. The earliest outbreak of yellow fever in Nigeria was reported in Lagos in 1864 with subsequent regular outbreaks reported until 1996. A...