Yellow Fever Outbreak - Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2016
Yellow Fever Outbreak - Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2016
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DOI：
10.15585/mmwr.mm6612a5
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发表时间：
2017-03-31
影响因子：
33.9
通讯作者：
Kebela, Benoit I.
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作者：
Otshudiema, John O.;Ndakala, Nestor G.;Kebela, Benoit I.
关于此主题，我们已经了解了哪些信息？边境地区人口流动性大，贸易活动密集，可能助长黄热病等疫情，特别是在疫苗接种覆盖率和健康筛查能力不佳的情况下。2015年12月，与刚果民主共和国（DRC）接壤的安哥拉开始爆发大规模黄热病疫情。本报告补充了什么？2016年2月，刚果民主共和国宣布爆发黄热病疫情;约90%的疑似病例和死亡病例发生在下刚果省。在393份检测标本中，有37份得到了黄热病病毒的实验室确认;这37例病例中有35例是从邻国安哥拉输入的。大多数输入性病例发生在跨越刚果民主共和国-安哥拉边境的单一市场城市，
What is already known about this topic?Border areas with high population mobility and intense trade activities can foster outbreaks such as yellow fever, particularly in settings where vaccination coverage and health screening capacity are not optimal. In December 2015, a large yellow fever outbreak began in Angola, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).What is added by this report?In February 2016, a yellow fever outbreak was declared in DRC; approximately 90% of suspected cases and deaths occurred in Kongo Central Province. Thirty seven of the 393 specimens tested received laboratory confirmation of yellow fever virus; 35 of these 37 cases were imported from neighboring Angola. Most imported cases occurred in persons who crossed the DRC-Angola border at a single market city, where