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A community-level investigation following a yellow fever virus outbreak in South Omo Zone, South-West Ethiopia.
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- Epidemiology of arboviruses in humans and livestock in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Epidemiology of yellow fever virus in humans, arthropods, and non-human primates in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Pooled it
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- Molecular detection of dengue virus serotype-3 from wild-caught Aedes aegypti across arboviral endemic regions of Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Biting Hour and Host Seeking Behavior ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Towards environmental detection, quantification, and molecular characterization of Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti from experimental larval breeding sites.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Risk assessment of urban yellow fever virus transmission in Kenya: isEmerging microbes & infections · 2022Article
- Continuous Circulation of Yellow Fever among Rural Populations in the Central African Republic.Viruses · 2022Article
- Recommendations for building out mosquito-transmitted diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the DELIVER mnemonic.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- Differential Yellow Fever Susceptibility in New World Nonhuman Primates, Comparison with Humans, and Implications for Surveillance.Emerging infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Community-based sero-prevalence of chikungunya and yellow fever in the South Omo Valley of Southern Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the availability of a highly effective vaccine, yellow fever virus (YFV) remains an important public health problem across Africa and South America due to its high case-fatality rate. This study investigated the historical epidemiology and contemporary entomological and social determinants of a YFV outbreak in South Omo Zone (SOZ), Ethiopia.
methodsA YFV outbreak occurred in SOZ, Ethiopia in 2012-2014. Historical epidemiological data were retrieved from the SOZ Health Department and analyzed. Entomological sampling was undertaken in 2017, including mosquito species identification and molecular screening for arboviruses to understand mosquito habitat distribution, and finally current knowledge, attitudes and preventative practices within the affected communities were assessed.
resultsFrom October 2012 to March 2014, 165 suspected cases and 62 deaths were reported, principally in rural areas of South Ari region (83.6%). The majority of patients were 15-44 years old (75.8%) and most case deaths were males (76%). Between June and August 2017, 688 containers were sampled across 180 households to identify key breeding sites for DISCUSSION: Study results highlight the potential role vector control could play in mitigating local disease transmission and emphasize the urgent need to strengthen disease surveillance systems and in-country laboratory capacity to facilitate more rapid responses to future YFV outbreaks.
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