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  2. History of yellow fever - Wikipedia

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    The outbreak of yellow fever in Barcelona in 1821. The evolutionary origins of yellow fever are most likely African. [1] [2] Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the virus originated from East or Central Africa, with transmission between primates and humans, and spread from there to West Africa. [3]

  3. File:Yellow fever risk countries map.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Yellow fever risk countries map. These countries or territories have been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as 'countries with risk of yellow fever transmission', or 'risk countries' for short.

  4. Columbian exchange - Wikipedia

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    Yellow fever was brought to the Americas from Africa, probably by the slave trade. Many people in Africa had acquired immunity. Europeans suffered higher rates of death than did people of African descent when exposed to yellow fever in the Americas, as numerous epidemics swept the colonies and sugar plantations. [59]

  5. Infectious disease experts are concerned about a potential ...

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    The yellow fever vaccine, which has been available for 80 years, isn’t part of standard immunizations in the U.S. and is mainly administered when people are traveling to a place that has active ...

  6. File:Yellow fever vaccination travel requirements map.svg

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  7. Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century - Wikipedia

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    Yellow fever virus. This disease is transmitted by the bite of female mosquito; the higher prevalence of transmission by Aedes aegypti has led to it being known as the Yellow Fever Mosquito. The transmission of yellow fever is entirely a matter of available habitat for vector mosquito and prevention such as mosquito netting. They mostly infect ...

  8. List of notable disease outbreaks in the United States

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    1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic; 1800s. 1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic; 1849-1850 Tennessee cholera epidemic; 1853 yellow fever epidemic [1]

  9. Anaplasmosis - Wikipedia

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    Anaplasmosis can be transmitted through mechanical and biological vector processes. Anaplasmosis can also be referred to as "yellow bag" or "yellow fever" because the infected animal can develop a jaundiced look. Other signs of infection include weight loss, diarrhea, paleness of the skin, aggressive behavior, and high fever. [2]