Transcript What is yellow fever？

YELLOW FEVER
黄热病
上海出入境检验检疫局
SHANGHAI ENTRY-EXIT INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE BUREAU
What is yellow fever？
Yellow Fever：Yellow fever is a viral disease, found
in tropical regions of Africa and the Americas. It is
transmitted via the bite of Aedes mosquitoes. It can
produce devastating outbreaks, which can be
prevented and controlled by mass vaccination
campaigns.
Clinic symptoms : the symptoms of fever, jaundice,
nausea and vomiting, headache and back pain.
Latentperiod：3-6 Days
Travelers from yellow fever risk regions with the symptoms of fever, jaundice, nausea and vomiting, headache
and back pain, rash can get consultation and free detection at Quarantine Office.
Yellow fever endemic zone
Angola
On 21 January 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Angola notified WHO of an outbreak of yellow
fever. As of 8 February, a total of 164 suspected cases and 37 deaths had been reported in Angola.
Travelers from yellow fever risk regions with the symptoms of fever, jaundice, nausea and vomiting, headache
and back pain, rash can get consultation and free detection at Quarantine Office.
Basic link of transmission
Source of
infection
Patients and
The recessive
infection
Vector of
infection
Aedes
Mosquitoes
Susceptible
population
Universal
human
susceptibility
Travelers from yellow fever risk regions with the symptoms of fever, jaundice, nausea and vomiting, headache
and back pain, rash can get consultation and free detection at Quarantine Office.
How to prevent yellow fever？
Vaccination is
the most
important
preventive
measure
against
yellow fever.
Anti-mosquito
is an effective
measure to
prevent yellow
fever.
Protect
susceptible
people
Antimosquito
Isolation
Management
of infection
Cutting off the epidemic's
transmission route
Strengthen
the border
quarantine
Travelers from yellow fever risk regions with the symptoms of fever, jaundice, nausea and vomiting, headache
and back pain, rash can get consultation and free detection at Quarantine Office.
Quarantine measures
Any person who is older than one year from Angola shall produce valid yellow fever vaccination certificate to the
inspection and quarantine institution to enter the country. For people without a valid yellow fever vaccination
certificate, inspection and quarantine institutions may request 6-day detaining inspection calculated from the date
when they leave the infected environment.
If people from Angola have a fever, jaundice and other symptoms, they shall take the initiative to orally report to
the inspection and quarantine institutions for entry; People with the above symptoms after entry into the country
shall immediately seek medical treatment and report the latest travel experience to the doctor in order to receive
timely diagnosis and treatment.
Inspection and quarantine institutions shall strengthen the work such as body temperature detection, medical
tour inspection, etc. to people from infected areas. For people who report the said symptoms, the discovered
yellow fever patients and suspected yellow fever bearers, who have either initiative declared or been detected on
the spot, inspection and quarantine institutions shall take isolation and other necessary medical tests for free.
Travelers from yellow fever risk regions with the symptoms of fever, jaundice, nausea and vomiting, headache
and back pain, rash can get consultation and free detection at Quarantine Office.
Health Tip
Travelers to the endemic area of yellow fever need to vaccination
for 10 days in advance. Specific immunization matters can to the
local entry-exit inspection and quarantine institution and its
international travel health care center to consult, or visit the site of
Shanghai entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau
（http://www.shciq.gov.cn） for further information.
Travelers from yellow fever risk regions with the symptoms of fever,
jaundice, nausea and vomiting, headache and back pain, rash can
get consultation and free detection at Quarantine Office.