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Evaluating the importation of yellow fever cases into China in 2016 and strategies used to prevent and control the spread of the disease
Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
  • Chao Li, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Dan Li, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Shirley JoAnn Smart, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Lei Zhou, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Peng Yang, Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Jianming Ou, Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Yi He, Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Ruiqi Ren, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Tao Ma, Nanjing Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Nijuan Xiang, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Haitian Sui, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Yali Wang, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Jian Zhao, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Chaonan Wang, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Yeping Wang, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Daxin Ni, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
  • Dexin Li, Institute for Viral Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Yangmu Huang, Peking University
  • Qun Li, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-30-2020
DOI
10.5365/wpsar.v11i2.606
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Abstract

During the yellow fever epidemic in Angola in 2016, cases of yellow fever were reported in China for the first time. The 11 cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Angola, were identified in March and April 2016, one to two weeks after the peak of the Angolan epidemic. One patient died; the other 10 cases recovered after treatment. This paper reviews the epidemiological characteristics of the 11 yellow fever cases imported into China. It examines case detection and disease control and surveillance, and presents recommendations for further action to prevent additional importation of yellow fever into China.

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Citation Information
Chao Li, Dan Li, Shirley JoAnn Smart, Lei Zhou, et al.. "Evaluating the importation of yellow fever cases into China in 2016 and strategies used to prevent and control the spread of the disease" Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Vol. 11 Iss. 2 (2020) p. 1 - 6 ISSN: 2094-7313
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/isaac_fung1/175/