Timeliness of yellow fever surveillance, Central African Republic

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;20(6):1004-8. doi: 10.3201/eid2006.130671.

Abstract

During January 2007-July 2012, a total of 3,220 suspected yellow fever cases were reported in the Central African Republic; 55 were confirmed and 11 case-patients died. Mean delay between onset of jaundice and case confirmation was 16.6 days. Delay between disease onset and blood collection could be reduced by increasing awareness of the population.

Keywords: Central African Republic; epidemiology; public health; surveillance; timeliness; viruses; yellow fever.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Central African Republic / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Delayed Diagnosis
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • RNA, Viral / blood*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Analysis
  • Yellow Fever / diagnosis*
  • Yellow Fever / epidemiology*
  • Yellow Fever / mortality
  • Yellow Fever / physiopathology
  • Yellow fever virus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • RNA, Viral