Imported case of confirmed yellow fever detected in Belgium

An imported case of yellow fever was recently confirmed in Belgium. The patient was a white female tourist born in 1954 and living in Belgium who had travelled with her son to The Gambia. She was not immunised against yellow fever. She arrived in Banjul on 1 November 2001 on a direct flight from Belgium. She stayed at a hotel in Bakou (days 1-7) and, with a local guide, visited the localities of Serekunda, Biltan-Bolong and the Brikama mangrove (day 2).