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Yellow fever vaccine Leicester
  • Yellow fever is a serious viral infection that's
    spread by a type of daytime biting mosquito known
    as the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
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  • It can be prevented with a vaccination.
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  • Yellow fever mainly occurs in sub-Saharan Africa
    (countries to the south of the Sahara desert),
    South America and in parts of the Caribbean.
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  • Since 1996, six travellers from Europe and North
    America have died from the infection. None of
    them were vaccinated.
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Yellow fever vaccination
  • There is a vaccination for yellow fever. Some
    countries require proof of vaccination (a
    certificate) against yellow fever before they let
    you enter the country.
  • You should have a yellow fever vaccination at
    least 10 days before your travel.
  • This will allow enough time for your body to
    develop protection against the yellow fever
    infection. 

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Who should not be vaccinated?
  • People who should not have the yellow fever
    vaccination include
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  • Babies under nine months of age -Babies who are
    six to nine months old should only be vaccinated
    if the risk of getting yellow fever during travel
    is unavoidable.
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  • Pregnant women  unless the risk of yellow fever
    is unavoidable.
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  • Breastfeeding women  unless the risk of yellow
    fever is unavoidable.
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  • People whose immune systems are
    lowered (immunosuppressed) such as people with
    HIV and those receiving chemotherapy or
    radiotherapy.
  • People who are allergic to eggs - The vaccine
    contains small amounts of egg.

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  • People who have had a severe allergic
    reaction(anaphylaxis) to a previous dose of the
    yellow fever vaccine.
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  • People who are allergic to any of the ingredients
    in the vaccine.
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  • People who have a condition that affects the
    thymus gland (part of your immune system that is
    located in your upper chest).
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  • People who are currently very unwell (for example
    with a high fever) this is to avoid confusing
    the diagnosis of your current illness with any
    side effects from the vaccine.
  • Elderly yellow fever naïve travellers - Those who
    have not been previously exposed to the vaccine
    who are 60 years of age or over (unless the risk
    of yellow fever is unavoidable).

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Side effects of the vaccine
  • After having the yellow fever vaccine, 10-30 of
    people will have mild side effects such as
  • 1- Headache
  • 2 -Muscle pain
  • 3- Soreness at the injection site
  • 4- Mild fever
  • Reactions at the injection site usually occur one
    to five days after being vaccinated, although
    other side effects may last for up to two weeks.
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  • Rarely, the yellow fever vaccine is associated
    with a neurological condition known as yellow
    fever vaccine-associated neurological disease
    (YEL-AND).
  • Neurological means that it affects the nervous
    system, including the brain and spinal cord.
  • YEL-AND occurs in around four cases out of every
    million doses given. However, for people who are
    60 years of age or over and yellow fever vaccine
    naïve, the incidence of YEL-AND increases by
    around five times, so in these cases the
    risk-benefit needs to be carefully assessed by
    the doctor or nurse.

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