Yellow fever

Travellers and people living in endemic areas need to be instructed in mosquito avoidance and be made aware of the availability, requirements, and risk/benefit ratio of current vaccines. Patients should be advised that, as there are no specific antivirals for yellow fever, symptomatic and supportive care is the only therapy available. Recovered patients should be reassured that the illness confers lasting immunity and no case of re-infection has been documented.

Patient information is available, with specific guidance on vaccination:

• National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC): yellow fever zone Opens in new window

Travellers should consult the latest travel notices before travelling to endemic areas or areas of outbreak:

• WHO: international travel health latest updates Opens in new window

• CDC: travel health notices Opens in new window