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TABLE 2.5
( continued )
Disease
Etiologic Agent
Reservoir
Transmission
Incubation Period
Control
Yellow fever a
Virus of yellow
fever
Infected mosquitoes,
persons, monkeys,
marmosets, and
probably marsupials
Bite of infected A. aegypti .
In South Africa, forest
mosquitoes, Haemagogus
spegazzinii , and others; in
East Africa, Aedes simpsoni,
A. africanus , and others; in
forests of South America,
by bite of several species of
Naemagogus and Aedes
leucoceldenus; Aedes
albopictus in Asia, Pacific,
also southern United States
and Brazil b
3 - 6 days
Control of Aedes
breeding places in
endemic areas. Intensive
vaccination in South and
East Africa.
Immunization of all
persons exposed because
of residence or
occupation. In epidemic
area spray interior of all
homes, apply larvicide to
water containers; mass
vaccination, evaluation
surveys.
Source: Various sources and ref. 3.
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