PAHO urges unvaccinated travellers to get vaccinated against yellow fever

WASHINGTON, USA — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) in its recent epidemiological report about yellow fever in the Americas, said between January 2016 and 13 March 2018, seven countries and territories in the Americas reported confirmed cases of yellow fever: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, and Suriname.

The number of human cases and epizootics collectively reported in this period in the Americas is the highest observed in decades.