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African countries wary of the spread of an outbreak of yellow fever that hit Angola. Feared, the disease is endemic throughout the world will be like Ebola.
Duane Gubler researcher and expert mosquito-related diseases of the Duke-NUS Medical School, said the outbreak of yellow fever in Angola like a time bomb. If not taken seriously, it is likely the disease can cause panic as Ebola that struck the West African region.
"This epidemic has the potential to be a threat to world health. Unfortunately, there is no maximum action is done," said Gubler, quoted from VOX.
Gubler said that there is currently no cure for yellow fever. Vaccines that have been circulating more preventive and done to reduce the risk of transmission of disease to other areas.
China became one of the countries with the potential transmission of yellow fever which is quite large. A recent study daeri Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center call 6 people in China infected with yellow fever when visiting Angola.
Researchers say China does not have a yellow fever vaccination coverage is sufficient. If the management of patients who are infected do not do the maximum, there is the possibility of an outbreak in southern China.
"With more and more movement of people between countries as well as the growing population of Aedes aegypti, Asia will soon feel the same as the outbreak of yellow fever in Africa," they said.
Yellow fever is a mosquito-related diseases like chikungunya and dengue fever. Because they belong to the family Flavirus, early symptoms are caused usually not severe. Headache, nausea, fever and loss of appetite are common early symptoms.
Approximately 15 percent of patients experienced a second phase of yellow fever, which increased disease severity and can cause death. Viruses that no incoming attacks the liver, causing the patient's skin yellowish and pain in the abdomen.
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