TY - JOUR AU - Rachas, Antoine AU - Nakouné, Emmanuel AU - Bouscaillou, Julie AU - Paireau, Juliette AU - Selekon, Benjamin AU - Senekian, Dominique AU - Fontanet, Arnaud AU - Kazanji, Mirdad T1 - Timeliness of Yellow Fever Surveillance, Central African Republic T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 6 SP - 1004 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During January 2007–July 2012, a total of 3,220 suspected yellow fever cases were reported in the Central African Republic; 55 were confirmed and 11 case-patients died. Mean delay between onset of jaundice and case confirmation was 16.6 days. Delay between disease onset and blood collection could be reduced by increasing awareness of the population. KW - yellow fever KW - viruses KW - epidemiology KW - public health KW - surveillance KW - Central African Republic KW - timeliness DO - 10.3201/eid2006.130671 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/6/13-0671_article ER - End of Reference