Evaluating the importation of yellow fever cases into China in 2016 and strategies used to prevent and control the spread of the disease

Authors

• Chao Li, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Dan Li, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Shirley JoAnn Smart, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
• Lei Zhou, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Peng Yang, Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Jianming Ou, Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Yi He, Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Ruiqi Ren, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Tao Ma, Nanjing Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Nijuan Xiang, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Haitian Sui, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Yali Wang, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Jian Zhao, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Chaonan Wang, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Yeping Wang, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Daxin Ni, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
• Dexin Li, Institute for Viral Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Yangmu Huang, Peking University
• Qun Li, Public Health Emergency Center, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-30-2020

Publication Title

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response

DOI

10.5365/wpsar.v11i2.606

ISSN

2094-7313

Abstract

During the yellow fever epidemic in Angola in 2016, cases of yellow fever were reported in China for the first time. The 11 cases, all Chinese nationals returning from Angola, were identified in March and April 2016, one to two weeks after the peak of the Angolan epidemic. One patient died; the other 10 cases recovered after treatment. This paper reviews the epidemiological characteristics of the 11 yellow fever cases imported into China. It examines case detection and disease control and surveillance, and presents recommendations for further action to prevent additional importation of yellow fever into China.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Li, Chao, Dan Li, Shirley JoAnn Smart, Lei Zhou, Peng Yang, Jianming Ou, Yi He, Ruiqi Ren, Tao Ma, Nijuan Xiang, Haitian Sui, Yali Wang, Jian Zhao, Chaonan Wang, Yeping Wang, Daxin Ni, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Dexin Li, Yangmu Huang, Qun Li. 2020. "Evaluating the importation of yellow fever cases into China in 2016 and strategies used to prevent and control the spread of the disease." Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 11 (2): 1-6: World Health Organization (WHO). doi: 10.5365/wpsar.v11i2.606
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