Yellow fever (YF) is still a major public heath problem, particularly in Africa, despite the
availability of a very efficacious vaccine. The World Health Organization estimates that there …

Yellow fever was first described as a disease entity in the 17th century. Its etiology and mode
of transmission were the subject of intense interest and speculation during the 250 years …

It is felt that the 24-hour catch presents a valuable method of studying the biting-behaviour of
mosquitos in the field, and further that conclusions concerning seasonal abundance, vertical …

The biting behaviour of East African species of Aëdes in the subgenera Aëdimorphus,
Banksinella and Dunnius, as shown in numerous series of 24-hr, catches made …

1. During the past eight years field investigations on the epidemiology of yellow fever have
been carried out in Bwamba County, a small heavily-forested area in the extreme west of …

Between July and December 1959 four districts in Uganda and Kenya were visited while
o'nyong-nyong fever was epidemic. This paper records the results of vector studies made …

Abstract The Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni complex in the Afrotropical Region comprises at
least 3 species (Ae. simpsoni, Ae. lilii, and Ae. bromeliae). The species from which Mahaffy …

During the past 15 years, work on the biting activity of mosquitoes has shown that in most
cases this activity tends to be cyclical, some species being mainly diurnal in their biting …

The studies on the epidemiology of yellow fever which have been carried out in Africa in the
period 1925–1966 are presented in narrative form. The original isolation of the virus is …

1. The danger of the establishment of yellow fever in certain of the forests of Kenya is
pointed out. Kenya has had two recognised cases of the disease in recent years. 2. The …