Yellow Fever Epidemic Threatens to Spread from Angola to China (IMAGE)

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Yellow Fever Epidemic Threatens to Spread from Angola to China

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Map showing the distribution of Aedes aegypti across Africa and the Asia-Pacific region (areas shaded pink). The red outline delineates yellow fever-endemic regions. Yellow dots represent the location of yellow fever cases related to the Angolan outbreak (source: HealthMap). Commercial flight routes with direct connections between Luanda and Beijing and indirect connections from Luanda to South and Southeast Asia via Dubai (source: FLIRT) are also represented.

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International Journal of Infectious Diseases

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