Fatal Yellow Fever in a Traveler Returning From Peru -- New York, 2016.

Authors :: Newman, Alexandra P.
Becraft, Rebecca
Dean, Amy B.
Hull, Rene
Backenson, Bryon
Hale, Gillian
Laven, Janeen
Bhatnagar, Julu
Staples, J. Erin
Source :: MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report; 9/1/2017, Vol. 66 Issue 34, p914-915, 2p, 1 Chart
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The article presents a case study of a 74-year-old man suffering from fatal yellow fever. The patient experienced nausea, myalgia and fever while traveling in Peru and the northern Amazon area where he also suffered from watery diarrhea and abdominal pain. He underwent laboratory examination and diagnosed with acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia.