Evaluating the importation of yellow fever cases into China in 2016 and strategies used to prevent and control the spread of the disease

Chao Li; Dan Li; Shirley Joann Smart; Lei Zhou; Peng Yang; Jianming ou; Yi He; Ruiqi Ren; Tao Ma; Nijuan Xiang; Haitian Sui; Yali Wang; Jian Zhao; Chaonan Wang; Yeping Wag; Daxin Ni; Isaac Chun-hai Fung; Dexin Li; Yangmu Huang; Qun Li

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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

Author: Chao Li ¹ ; Dan Li ¹ ; Shirley JoAnn Smart ² ; Lei Zhou ¹ ; Peng Yang ³ ; Jianming ou ⁴ ; Yi He ⁵ ; Ruiqi Ren ¹ ; Tao Ma ⁶ ; Nijuan Xiang ¹ ; Haitian Sui ¹ ; Yali Wang ¹ ; Jian Zhao ¹ ; Chaonan Wang ¹ ; Yeping Wag ¹ ; Daxin Ni ¹ ; Isaac Chun-Hai Fung ² ; Dexin Li ⁷ ; Yangmu Huang ⁸ ; Qun Li ¹
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1. Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
2. Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States of America
3. Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
4. Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, China
5. Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
6. Nanjing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, China
7. Institute for Viral Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
8. Public Health School, Peking University, Beijing, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Yellow fever; first import; control and prevention
From: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2020;11(2):5-10
CountryWHO-WPRO
Language:English
Abstract: 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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