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Neglect and not forgetting produces shameful diseases such as yellow fever

La negligencia y no el olvido, produce enfermedades vergonzosas como la fiebre amarilla



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González Tous, M., & Mattar V., S. (2017). Neglect and not forgetting produces shameful diseases such as yellow fever. Journal MVZ Cordoba, 22(2), 5817-5820. https://doi.org/10.21897/rmvz.1008

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Yellow fever (YF) is a disease caused by a flavivirus that bears its name, is a disease with haemorrhagic manifestations and high lethality that compromises the central nervous system. YF has two cycles; one in the jungle and another urban, epizootics precede outbreaks before migrating to urban areas. The vectors are the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Haemogogus janthinomys and Sabethes sp, which have a wide geographical distribution in Colombia and South America.

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