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We report two yellow fever cases in unvaccinated French travellers in Brazil in January and March 2018, respectively; one exposed during an excursion in Minas Gerais and the other in Ilha Grande. Both presented with fever, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia and leucopenia. Yellow fever diagnosis was based on RT-PCR and serological tests. Both patients recovered within a few days. The increasing occurrence of cases in unvaccinated travellers highlights the need to reinforce vaccination recommendation for travellers at-risk.

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Yellow fever in two unvaccinated French tourists to Brazil, January and March, 2018
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Emma+Oliosi&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Oliosi Emma</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Chantal++Serero+Corcos&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Serero Corcos Chantal </a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paulo+Feijo+Barroso&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Barroso Paulo Feijo</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alexandre+Bleibtreu&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bleibtreu Alexandre</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gilda+Grard&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Grard Gilda</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Bispo+Ana+Maria+De+Filippis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">De Filippis Bispo Ana Maria</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Eric+Caumes&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Caumes Eric</a></span>. Yellow fever in two unvaccinated French tourists to Brazil, January and March, 2018. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2018;23(21):pii=1800240. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.21.1800240" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.21.1800240</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 06 May 2018;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 24 May 2018 </span> </p>
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