Experts are warning that yellow fever — which hasn’t had a major outbreak in the U.S. since 1905 — could make a comeback. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty Image) When you think of yellow ...

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo — In the doorway of a one-room yellow fever ward in downtown Kinshasa, a toddler named Julia is slung over her mother’s shoulder. Moments later a nurse ...

Yellow fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease that is usually transmitted by mosquitoes that carry the infection. It gets its name from its characteristic symptom of jaundice that some people with the ...

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As global temperatures rise, mosquitoes are spreading faster and farther, fueling a dangerous increase in yellow fever and dengue cases that threatens public health worldwide.

If you plan on traveling abroad this summer, especially to regions within South America or Africa, it’s imperative to be aware of your risk of yellow fever, a potentially deadly flavivirus endemic to ...

An outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised concerns about the infamous and fearsome disease — once a scourge of the... No one knows for sure, but scientists believe that ...

How will COVID-19 end? Decisively, with a vaccine, or slowly, with herd immunity? Will it downshift to a recurring nuisance and a manageable condition? Or will we see an amalgam of endgames, varying ...

For the first time ever, Brazil is attempting a nationwide immunization campaign against yellow fever. An ongoing outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease has killed hundreds of people in parts of ...

As a yellow fever outbreak in central Africa exploded, 1 million vaccines disappeared in Angola. Thousands more vaccinations were delayed when accompanying syringes got waylaid. Ice packs to keep the ...

No one knows for sure, but scientists believe that yellow fever has plagued the world for at least 3,000 years. in all likelihood, the disease started in the rain forests of Africa. It rode barges and ...