First Urban Yellow Fever Fatality In Brazil Since 1942 - Thousands Wait For Vaccine - BBC

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The Brazilian government has confirmed that a man who died in hospital in the capital, Brasilia, was suffering from yellow fever. Hundreds of thousands of people have been queuing for vaccinations for the disease in parts of Brazil, after 12 suspected cases in recent weeks. Eight of those cases, three of them fatal, are still being investigated.

Yellow fever is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and is generally confined to rural or jungle areas of Brazil. In the last 12 years, the country has reported 349 cases of the disease, with 161 deaths.

Brazil has not had a case of urban yellow fever since 1942 but now this man has died in hospital in the capital with the disease.

However, the latest victim spent the New Year's holiday in a rural area in the neighbouring state of Goias and the authorities are working on the belief he was infected outside the city.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7184421.stm

[Mojorabbit]

1. I have been following this

His family says he was already ill before he took his trip and disagrees with the authorities. The authorities are worried about Carnival coming up and an urban outbreak would not be good.